disregarding 1 of 2

adjective

as in oblivious

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disregarding

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verb

present participle of disregard
1
as in despising
to ignore in a disrespectful manner disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride

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2
as in ignoring
to fail to give proper attention to disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway

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as in overlooking
to dismiss as of little importance this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors

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Recent Examples of disregarding
Verb
The lawsuits from New York Times, from every major media outlet, disregarding just stealing things from my perspective and ingesting is totally inappropriate. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 Chicago police have alternately been accused of disregarding federal agents’ 911 calls and aiding immigration enforcement through traffic stops and crowd control. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Ellison says that email was sent to the company's firearms compliance team, but a team member admitted to disregarding the email in a deposition. — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The Fed focuses on underlying inflation, often disregarding volatile factors like tariffs or energy price swings, especially amidst the Iran War. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Sotelo was issued two citations, including disregarding a traffic signal and having no driver’s license, per FOX 4. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are disregarding their lawyers’ advice about a life-changing decision amid their divorce. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 Salgado Araujo, the department added, was shot after disregarding orders and attempting to ram an agent, who fired his weapon in self-defense. — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 From Montesquieu’s perspective, polarization worsens this appetite for disregarding constitutional norms. — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregarding
  1. oblivious
  2. despising
  3. ignoring
  4. overlooking
  5. unmindful
  6. forgetting
  7. forgiving
  8. thoughtless
Adjective
  • The $125 million production stars a nearly unrecognizable Cruise playing an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In the book, MacLachlan recalls being utterly dumbfounded at having been asked to do something so oblivious at best and cruel at worst.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of oblivious
Verb
  • For example, Scalia famously cast the deciding vote in 1989 to hold unconstitutional a law criminalizing burning the American flag despite being a big patriot and despising such activities.
    — Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, Sully and Helen go from despising one another to falling head over heels.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of despising
Verb
  • Instead of ignoring the noise and letting the backlash blow over, Espinal showed up to the set and posted a video explaining to New Yorkers why, in the long term, productions like this are a boon to the city and its inhabitants.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Also, one of the biggest risks in using generic off-the-shelf AI for abstracting real estate documents is that the AI model can produce and fill in a plausible value, ignoring what the source supports.
    — Pranit Banthia, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • The clubhouse would have a bar, restaurant, locker rooms and verandas overlooking the golf course and tennis courts.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Domaine Drouhin Oregon 2023 Arthur Chardonnay Dundee Hills Domaine Drouhin Oregon covers 235 acres in the Dundee Hills overlooking the Willamette Valley.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of overlooking
Adjective
  • Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Definition of unmindful
Verb
  • How many of those handoffs involve a human summarizing, paraphrasing or simply forgetting the original signal?
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This story does not suggest that reconciliation requires forgetting the past or excusing harmful choices.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgetting
Verb
  • The scourge of Steve Spurrier Spurrier took too many verbal jabs to list here and took special glee in beating the Dawgs, never forgiving them for beating his Florida Gators in his 1966 senior season, ruining their SEC championship hopes.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Although these conditions may be difficult to maintain at home, onions are forgiving.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgiving
Adjective
  • Or maybe he was lured into his thoughtless comments because of the jocularity inside that room full of reporters.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At the outset of this chatty novel, the protagonist, Caroline, who was recently ghosted by a thoughtless man, has had a story published in this magazine.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoughtless

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“Disregarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disregarding. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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