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, skimpNear Antonyms of ignore appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value; cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture; pamper; remember; listen (to), watch; follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remarkAntonyms 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 can't ignore the fact that it seriously distorts history Synonyms of ignore blink (at), brush (aside or off), condone, discount, disregard, forgive, gloss (over), gloze (over), excuse, 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)Near Antonyms of ignore heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)