Abandoning
Neglect and abandoning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neglect" instead a noun "Abandoning".
Neglect
Neglect noun - The state of being unattended to or not cared for.
Abandoning and neglect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandoning" instead a noun "Neglect".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Though he had mostly nice things to say about Ponyo and his critiques were fairly minor, his one genuine complaint about the film was the Sosuke's mother's blatant neglect for his safety due to her ridiculously dangerous driving and her abandoning him during a hurricane.
Source: Parental Neglect -
My Greatest Failure: Ranma considers hers to be her abandoning and subsequent neglect/mistreatment of Nariko after her conversion.
Source: Fan Fic / The Return
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Neglect and Abandoning. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandoning/neglect
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