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disregard

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of disregard

lack of interest or concern
  • The judge found that the statements were made in reckless disregard of the truth.
Synonyms of disregard

apathy, casualness, complacence, disinterestedness, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, torpor, unconcern
Words Related to disregard

halfheartedness, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness

carelessness, heedlessness, recklessness, unawareness

lethargy, listlessness

aloofness, coldness, cool, detachment, dispassion

callosity, callousness, hard-heartedness, hardness, insensitivity

bloodlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stoicism, stolidity
Near Antonyms of disregard

attention, attentiveness, awareness, conscientiousness, curiosity, heedfulness, keenness

sensitivity, warmheartedness

bias, partiality, prejudice

ardor, desire, fervency, passion, vehemence, zeal
Antonyms of disregard

concern, interest, regard

disregard

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of disregard

1 to ignore in a disrespectful manner
  • He disregarded the advice of his family and quit school.
Synonyms of disregard

despise, flout, scorn
Words Related to disregard

dismiss, forget, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slur (over)

belittle, deprecate, disparage, slight
Near Antonyms of disregard

accept, approve

use
2 to fail to give proper attention to
  • disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway
Synonyms of disregard

bypass, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)
Words Related to disregard

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp
Near Antonyms of disregard

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark
Antonyms of disregard

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)
3 to dismiss as of little importance
  • This essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors.
Synonyms of disregard

blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at)
Words Related to disregard

explain, justify, rationalize

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

waive, wave (aside or off)
Phrases Synonymous with disregard

close one's eyes to, forgive and forget
Near Antonyms of disregard

heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)

Synonym Discussion of disregard

neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention.
    • habitually neglected his studies
disregard suggests voluntary inattention.
    • disregarded the wishes of his family
ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious.
    • ignored the snide remark
overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care.
    • in my rush I overlooked a key example
slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting.
    • slighted several major authors in her survey
forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind.
    • forget what others say

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