IGNORABLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ignorable

adjective

Definition of ignorable

as in harmless

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Recent Examples of ignorable In an interview with Willamette Week, Doran likened Visible Cloaks’ approach to Brian Eno’s concept of ambient music being both ignorable and interesting, holding one’s attention by not holding it at all. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026

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Adjective

Chase proves more clever in turning Maya’s harmless couch fort into a claustrophobic labyrinth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
With that kind of reach, one of the biggest risks a child can face may begin with a conversation that seems completely harmless.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of harmless

Adjective

Electing the right people to these public positions could ease that stress and make life more tolerable — at least that’s how representative democracy is supposed to work.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Now the seven most boring, starting with the most tolerable (comments edited for grammar and clarity).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of tolerable

Adjective

The trivial and the momentous can be connected; small deviations can set us on larger paths.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
But resorting to litigation rather than negotiating a settlement to this trivial dispute could open a new source of pain.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trivial

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