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ignore

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ignore

1 to fail to give proper attention to

  • ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road
Synonyms of ignore

bypass, disregard, forget, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)
Words Related to ignore

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp
Near Antonyms of ignore

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark
Antonyms of ignore

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)

2 to dismiss as of little importance

  • although the movie is a cinematic tour de force, one canʼt ignore the fact that it seriously distorts history
Synonyms of ignore

blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, excuse, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), overlook, overpass, paper over, pardon, pass over, remit, shrug off, whitewash, wink (at)
Words Related to ignore

explain, justify, rationalize

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

waive, wave (aside or off)
Phrases Synonymous with ignore

close one's eyes to, forgive and forget
Near Antonyms of ignore

heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)

Synonym Discussion of ignore

neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention.
    • habitually neglected his studies
disregard suggests voluntary inattention.
    • disregarded the wishes of his family
ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious.
    • ignored the snide remark
overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care.
    • in my rush I overlooked a key example
slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting.
    • slighted several major authors in her survey
forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind.
    • forget what others say

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  1. See words that rhyme with ignore Dictionary: Definition of ignore Spanish Central: Translation of ignore Nglish: Translation of ignore for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of ignore for Arabic speakers

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