Neglect and Risk

Opposite meaning words

Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Risk is an antonym for neglect.

Risk verb - To take a chance on.

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Neglect is an antonym for risk in take a chance topic.

Nearby Words: risky, risked, riskiness, risking

similar	similar neglect	similar risk
common	common neglect	common risk
considerable	considerable neglect	considerable risk
real	real neglect	real risk
Other adjectives: constant, severe, serious, terrible, new, possible, apparent, less.

friendship	neglect friendship	risk friendship
family	neglect family	risk family
training	neglect training	risk training
advantage	neglect advantage	risk advantage
Other words: health, victim, safety, anyone, lives, careers.

The demands of his work caused him to neglect Harry during his childhood, but Norman deeply regrets it and is willing to risk his own life to protect Harry.

Source: Western Animation / Spider-Man: The Animated Series
A legitimate criticism is that when every conceivable procedure requires a risk assessment — even things as trivial as replacing a dud light bulb where surely common sense should apply — people will assume that all regulations are equally trivial and neglect the really important measures.

Source: No OSHA Compliance

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