neglected

Definitions

Failed to care for or attend to properly.

Suffering from a lack of proper care or attention.

Disregarded or treated as unimportant.

Examples

The neglected garden was overgrown with weeds and tangled vines.

He felt neglected when his friends forgot to invite him to the party.

The historic building had been neglected for decades and was falling into disrepair.

Synonyms

ignored overlooked disregarded abandoned forsaken slighted unattended

Antonyms

cherished tended nurtured valued regarded protected maintained