Neglect and Protect

Opposite meaning words

Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Protect is an antonym for neglect in topics: forget, leave alone.

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Neglect is an antonym for protect in take care of topic.

woman	neglect woman	protect woman
children	neglect children	protect children
family	neglect family	protect family
rest	neglect rest	protect rest
Other words: harry, child, anyone, son, daughter, women, kids, lives, families.

His father seemed to neglect him, kept looking at him with sad eyes, and tried to protect him from his mother - but not enough.

Source: Video Game / Phantasmagoria 2
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
If you exorcise the demonic Big Bad from your mentor, but neglect to protect yourself from possession, the demon will not only take over your body, but show you a vision of the future.

Source: It's a Wonderful Failure

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