Neglect
Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Run
How words are described
| clear | clear neglect | clear run |
| true | true neglect | true run |
| real | real neglect | real run |
| serious | serious neglect | serious run |
| Other adjectives: new, failed. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Their neglect drove him to run away from home, buy a guitar in a pawn shop, and start a hugely successful glam rock band.
Source: Parental Neglect -
Averted in Nintendogs: If you neglect to feed your dog, eventually it will simply "run away." But it returns no worse for wear (if a little dirtier) soon afterwards.
Source: Forgot to Feed the Monster -
He's talked down to the familiar having just run away due to neglect.
Source: Forgot to Feed the Monster
Cite this Source
Run and Neglect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglect/run
Neglect & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglect/run>.
Run or Neglect. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglect/run.
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