Neglected and Old

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Neglected adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

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Old and neglected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Neglected".

Nearby Words: neglect, neglectful, neglecting

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

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Neglected and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Neglected" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

The Russian government is extremly tight-lipped about the island, and the fear is that some old and neglected nuclear material is about to cause a larger Chernobyl.

Source: Useful Notes / Russians with Rusting Rockets
She finds her aunt's old garden, neglected and dead-looking after ten years, and sets about trying to restore it.

Source: Fill It With Flowers
Dawber plays his neglected wife Helen, who after a fight throws one of Roy's old fencing trophies into the TV.

Source: Film / Stay Tuned

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