How words are described
| complete | complete neglect | complete start |
| true | true neglect | true start |
| real | real neglect | real start |
| new | new neglect | new start |
| Other adjectives: possible. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Start of Darkness: John's great successes, while individually good things, led to his corruption and the neglect of his family.
Source: Film / Ink -
The bitterness from the failure caused him to start drinking heavily and to neglect his family.
Source: Series / Halt and Catch Fire - At first, it looks like everything — including Amanda's mother's neglect — has been solved, but the last scene, where we learn the mother doesn't have a babysitter and doesn't seem to be looking too hard to find one, implies that the whole thing will eventually start all over again. Oops.
Source: Designated Evil
Cite this Source
Start and Neglect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglect/start
Neglect & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglect/start>.
Start or Neglect. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglect/start.
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