general, total | comparative, relative | benign
The eighteenth-century interior of the building has survived through benign neglect.

deliberate, serious, wilful | physical | child
The maximum penalty for child neglect is ten years'' imprisonment.

suffer (from)
The buildings suffered neglect for centuries.

be guilty of
The doctor was guilty of serious neglect of duty.

by ~
cruelty by neglect

through ~
the suffering of children through neglect

to the ~ of
She had concentrated on her music to the neglect of her other studies.

centuries/years of neglect
After years of neglect the house is at last being restored.

grossly, seriously | completely, entirely, totally, wholly | largely | conveniently
(ironic),

deliberately, wilfully
conveniently neglecting their responsibilities

conspicuously
an aspect of the problem conspicuously neglected by social scientists

hitherto, previously

tend to | cannot/could not afford to
This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to neglect it.

in favour of
Local communities have been neglected in favour of private sector interests.