Neglect and Regard

Opposite meaning words

Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

Usage example: as usual the news media neglected the real issues of the campaign and focused on personalities

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Regard is an antonym for neglect in topics: disregard, care, note, failure, forget.

Regard verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: she regarded him with astonishment when he announced he had gotten engaged

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Neglect is an antonym for regard in topics: affection, attention, feature, believe, look at.

human	human neglect	human regard
physical	physical neglect	physical regard
clear	clear neglect	clear regard
similar	similar neglect	similar regard
Other adjectives: common, benign, considerable, harsh, real, important, general, apparent, less, overall.

The most critical failure in this regard was the Nazis neglect of armored recovery vehicles.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Military

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