disregarded

past tense of disregard
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as in despised
to ignore in a disrespectful manner disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride

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Recent Examples of disregarded Portraits of young female military spotters, whose warnings about a potential attack were disregarded, mark their deaths that day. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 According to the report, the two commissioners questioned the legality of some of the decisions, but Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar disregarded their objections. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Carey believes Hope Florida is an example of how disabled people’s welfare is disregarded. — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Moore claims she was deprived of a fair hearing and that the arbitrator exceeded permissible authority and disregarded the law. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026 To advance his argument, Le Batard disregarded the substantial evidence that contradicts it. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026 But Matt Gelfand, an attorney for Californians for Home Ownership, a nonprofit that filed the lawsuit, said SANDAG is the only planning agency in California that disregarded what state guidance told them to do. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The records also show that Georgia officials may have disregarded their own financial policies. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026 The third juror told O’Connell the holdout juror disregarded certain information some of his fellow panelists – nurses among them – provided about Clancy’s toxicology report. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregarded
Verb
  • In both projects, she was tasked not only with playing the same person from young adulthood to maturity, but also with bringing new dimension to a literary character whom readers have misguidedly despised for decades.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And Hadl, who both was an assistant coach and later an administrator at KU, not to mention one of the greatest KU players of all time, also despised the Tigers.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The shame lies with the governments who ignored the AIDS crisis and the stigma that was around people and the innate prejudice that was in society.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It is enabled by a culture where consent and accountability are ignored.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While the property’s extensive and expensive renovation has elevated nearly every corner of the resort, the room doors appear to have been overlooked.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Kelly said that too often medical records note only a concussion, which is in fact a mild traumatic brain injury, but can be overlooked.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Conversely, Morio is desperate to have kids, but any effort to discuss the topic with his wife is quickly dismissed.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors, for example, have portrayed Coq Thélot, as a justice who had been dismissed by Moïse.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Disregarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disregarded. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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