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disregarding

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verb

present participle of disregard
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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregarding
Adjective
  • People are deeply moved by some aspect of it and sometimes seemingly oblivious to other aspects of it.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • When Woods’ teammate Tom Kim turned his back on a chip-in, tossing his club in celebration, oblivious to the fact that his ball had lipped out, Woods was convulsed with laughter.
    Don Riddell, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • FedEx — The stock gained more than 1% after Jefferies upgraded FedEx to buy from hold, saying investors are ignoring the cost-cutting efforts at the packing and shipping company that will continue to drive earnings growth regardless of the macroeconomic challenges.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Verdugo can continue the virtual Fit Mind program, where LR learned about Cookie Monster’s unmindful eating.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023
Verb
  • No Way Home ended with the world forgetting who Spider-Man and Peter Parker were.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Though May 11 — the date Mother’s Day falls on this year — might seem lightyears away, don’t grow too complacent and make the all-too-common mistake of forgetting to secure Mom, or the mother figure in your life, a gift until the very last moment.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • From forgiving the woman who knocked him into a light pole to shaping a leadership style based on love and integrity, Thor’s story stands as a beacon of hope and motivation.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The tiered silhouette is flowy and forgiving for curvier bodies like mine, but fitted enough to not look like a burlap sack.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Twist in The Woman in the Yard Is a New Low for Trauma Horror Horror that’s really about trauma is now the norm, but there’s something particularly thoughtless about this film’s treatment of mental health.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Most importantly, the proposal provides that, when discovery items are turned over belatedly, judges can impose consequences that stop short of dismissing the whole case, if a lesser remedy can ensure fairness to the defendant.
    Jane Manning, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • So lawmakers aren't dismissing Golden Dome out of hand.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But Russians are also considered by their leaders as an unthinking mass that must blindly follow their leader.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
  • There’s the interest in Britney Spears and pop icons who had been assumed to be vacant, unthinking ingénues.
    Brandon Tensley, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
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“Disregarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disregarding. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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