Definitions

untended

ADJECTIVE

neglected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dilapidated

Antonyms

WEAK

cared for considered heeded used well cared for well tended

ADJECTIVE

run down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken-down crumbling decrepit derelict deserted desolate dilapidated dingy neglected ramshackle rickety seedy tacky

WEAK

abandoned beat up below par debilitated dog-eared down-at-the-heel drained enervated exhausted fatigued forsaken frowzy in a bad way old out of condition peaked ratty tattered tired tumble-down uncared-for under the weather unhealthy used-up weak weary worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nice populated sound stable used

WEAK

OK fresh good healthy

ADJECTIVE

unattended

Synonyms

STRONGEST

neglected

WEAK

abandoned disregarded ignored left alone

Example Sentences

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If untended, it has below the green top what some people call “petticoats” of dead leaves, but I think they look like those furry chaps that silent movie cowboys used to wear.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

There have been stretches where “Night Country” has left the case untended, letting it thaw away in the background like the corpsicle at center ice.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

Nowadays the monument at the cemetery, untended, is covered in moss.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023

Left untended, maize fields filled in with weeds, then bushes and trees.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

untended

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