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disregarding

verb , present participle of disregard

Synonyms and Antonyms of disregarding

1 to ignore in a disrespectful manner

disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride

Synonyms of disregarding

despising, flouting, scorning

Words Related to disregarding

dismissing, forgetting, neglecting, overlooking, overpassing, passing over, slurring (over)

belittling, deprecating, disparaging, slighting

Near Antonyms of disregarding

accepting, approving

using

2 to fail to give proper attention to

disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway

Synonyms of disregarding

bypassing, forgetting, ignoring, neglecting, overlooking, overpassing, passing over, slighting, slurring (over)

Words Related to disregarding

failing

missing, omitting

brushing (aside or off), rejecting, shrugging off, sloughing (off) also sluffing (off)

disdaining, pooh-poohing (also poohing), scorning

scanting, skimping

Near Antonyms of disregarding

appreciating, cherishing, prizing, treasuring, valuing

cultivating, fostering, nursing, nurturing

pampering

remembering

listening (to), watching

following, marking, noticing, noting, observing, remarking

Antonyms of disregarding

attending (to), heeding, minding, regarding, tending (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 disregarding

blinking (at), brushing (aside or off), condoning, discounting, excusing, forgiving, glossing (over), glozing (over), ignoring, overlooking, overpassing, papering over, pardoning, passing over, remitting, shrugging off, whitewashing, winking (at)

Words Related to disregarding

explaining, justifying, rationalizing

absolving, acquitting, clearing, exculpating, exonerating, vindicating

waiving, waving (aside or off)

Phrases Synonymous with disregarding

closing one's eyes to, forgiving and forgetting

Near Antonyms of disregarding

heeding, marking, minding, noting, objecting (to)

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