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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as in oblivious
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Recent Examples of disregarding
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Brightline has attributed each death to someone breaking the law by walking or driving onto the tracks and disregarding gates and warning signs.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Ayala plainly accused Johnson of disregarding the city's police officers, saying the mayor only cares when there's a camera in front of him or when an officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Legislators drew the latest maps in 2021, disregarding a proposal from the commission.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
But Hamas leadership has been incredibly reckless and disregarding of the lives of the Palestinians.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
State and federal lawmakers renewed calls for an investigation after The Arizona Republic detailed how officials downplayed risks while disregarding the plan's warnings about weather and fire conditions.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In fact, disregarding them is a business misstep that has already cost some companies dearly.
—Hernan Tagliani, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
She was charged with criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct and disregarding the lawful order of a law enforcement officer, Yates said, and was released back to her parents that night.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Cook’s attorneys said the government was disregarding facts in her case.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Brightline has attributed each death to someone breaking the law by walking or driving onto the tracks and disregarding gates and warning signs.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Ayala plainly accused Johnson of disregarding the city's police officers, saying the mayor only cares when there's a camera in front of him or when an officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Legislators drew the latest maps in 2021, disregarding a proposal from the commission.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
But Hamas leadership has been incredibly reckless and disregarding of the lives of the Palestinians.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
State and federal lawmakers renewed calls for an investigation after The Arizona Republic detailed how officials downplayed risks while disregarding the plan's warnings about weather and fire conditions.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In fact, disregarding them is a business misstep that has already cost some companies dearly.
—Hernan Tagliani, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
She was charged with criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct and disregarding the lawful order of a law enforcement officer, Yates said, and was released back to her parents that night.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregarding
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That’s not the case with Bertha’s son, Larry (Harry Richardson), who seems to have joined his father in absolutely despising Bertha by the end of the season.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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And while everyone has their own preferred ways of watching a game, ignoring the little things is an easy way to miss greatness.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Within less than a year, the Sheriff’s Office had issued corrective action notices to NaphCare for failing to pay outside hospitals and medical specialists, using unlicensed staff and ignoring requests to replace broken medical equipment, among other deficiencies.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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In late 2023, Merkin Vineyards opened its tasting room on a hill overlooking the historic downtown center of Old Town Cottonwood and the surrounding mountains.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The excursion begins with a quarter-mile walk through a narrow, forested path, leading to elevated platforms overlooking a 100-foot wide river.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In terms of emotions, these Red Sox — and a goodly number of their fans — are just doing their thing, seemingly oblivious of the Yankees.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Told by a mate that just such a brawl is brewing, Jacob (Will Harrison, excellent) goes flying toward an oblivious bystander, fist first, knocking the unsuspecting victim to the ground.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many CEOs have voiced their agreement with O’Leary—focusing too much on what’s coming next and forgetting about your current role can be a recipe for career disaster.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The robots could distinguish between important, real-time obstacles and unnecessary, outdated information using this human-like forgetting method.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Phillies’ formidable lineup won’t be forgiving.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kimmel also praised Kirk’s widow, Erika, for speaking at Sunday’s memorial service about forgiving her husband’s assassin.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The unmindful construction planning, noise and light pollution, and Tesla traffic jams have meanwhile done nothing to endear the diner to those living nearby — the lifeblood of most successful restaurants — and anti-Musk demonstrators are organizing a series of protests at the location.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
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His defensiveness and insulting you and dismissing your feelings, in my opinion means he's emotionally attached to her, especially with the nickname.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Subramanian rejected a request Tuesday by Combs’ attorneys for his conviction to be overturned entirely, dismissing claims that Combs had acted as an amateur pornographer who wasn’t engaging in prostitution and that the verdict violated his First Amendment rights.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Disregarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disregarding. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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