neglected

Questions about neglected

What does neglected mean?

neglected means "disregarded". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in neglected?

neglected has 3 syllables: ne-glec-ted. The stress falls on "glec". In IPA it is /nəˈɡlɛktəd/.

What is another word for neglected?

Close synonyms include ignored, unheeded, unattended. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is neglected a common word?

neglected is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.