neglects
Definitions
Noun
- Lack of attention and due care
- The state of something that has been unused and neglected
- Willful lack of care and attention
- The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
- Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Verb
- Leave undone or leave out
- Fail to do something; leave something undone
- Fail to attend to
- Give little or no attention to
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "neglects".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | incidents | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | endowments | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | instincts | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | interprets | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | instructs | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | integrates | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | institute's | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | institutes | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | insurgents | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | intercepts | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | understates | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | endowment's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | enjoyments | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | indigents | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | inebriates | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | infatuates | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | inhalants | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | inpatients | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | instigates | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | institutes' | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | insurgents' | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | intellects | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | interdictes | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | interjects | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | internists | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | intersects | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | interstate's | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | interstates | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | nameplates | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | natwest's | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | navigates | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | newscasts | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | nihilists | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | nominates | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | northeast's | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | norwest's | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | underpants | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "neglects".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | reflects | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | select | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | neglected | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | neglect | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | elect | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | selects | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | neglecting | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | electors | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | inlets | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | erects | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | elects | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | elect's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | neglectful | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | intellects | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | deflects | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | nelles | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | negley | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | negent | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | neagle | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ingles | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 37
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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