Neglected
Neglected adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: a neglected teddy bear, missing one eye and both ears, shoved into the closet
Threadbare and neglected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threadbare" instead an adjective "Neglected".
Threadbare
Threadbare adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: bought a threadbare couch at a garage sale
Neglected and threadbare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Neglected" instead an adjective "Threadbare".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and neglected
- shabby and threadbare
- ragged and neglected
- ragged and threadbare
- seedy and neglected
- seedy and threadbare
- old-fashioned and neglected
- old-fashioned and threadbare
- run-down and neglected
- run-down and threadbare
- tacky and neglected
- tacky and threadbare
- mangy and neglected
- mangy and threadbare
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Threadbare and Neglected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglected/threadbare
Neglected & Threadbare. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglected/threadbare>.
Threadbare or Neglected. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/neglected/threadbare.
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