Make and Neglect

Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

Neglect is an antonym for make in topics: enact, induce, create.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Neglect

Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

Make is an antonym for neglect.

How words are described

human human make human neglect
physical physical make physical neglect
similar similar make similar neglect
common common make common neglect
Other adjectives: complete, true, blatant, simple, real, terrible, new, possible.

Common collocations

work make work neglect work
appearance make appearance neglect appearance
game make game neglect game

Both words in one sentence

  • In Shatterheart Fai tries to make up his emotional neglect and ostracization of Syaoran by teaching Syaoran to bake and trying to bond with him.
  • They'll make attempts to get some of that old life back and it will end up with some neglect of the child.
  • Sometimes this results in being Happily Adopted, but in the case of the Wei sisters, not so much — they rely on being True Companions to each other to make up for parental neglect.
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