Care
Care noun - Strict attentiveness to what one is doing.
Neglect
Neglect noun - The state of being unattended to or not cared for.
How words are described
| human | human care | human neglect |
| common | common care | common neglect |
| complete | complete care | complete neglect |
| total | total care | total neglect |
| Other adjectives: considerable, real, constant, extreme, serious, social, maternal, general, possible, apparent, less, worse. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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While animals are usually around to enforce the themes of kindness/cruelty, flowers represent care/neglect.
Source: Flower Motifs - It should be noted that neglect is in no way a less extreme form of abuse than the forms on the Abusive Parents page; extreme neglect in the care of infants has been known to put dampers on mental and cognitive development, and in children it can induce severe psychological damage.
Source: Parental Neglect -
The parents are still a very good example of Abusive Parents through utter neglect: they clearly didn't care at all what Ayumu did.
Source: Manga / Spiral
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Neglect and Care. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/care/neglect
Care & Neglect. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/care/neglect>.
Neglect or Care. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/care/neglect.
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