Synonyms of ignored

ignored 1 of 2

adjective

as in rejected

Related Words

• rejected
• neglected
• forgotten
• unattended
• discarded
• untended
• vacated
• abandoned
• forsaken
• deserted
• disused
• junked
• derelict
• void
• vacant
• refuse
• desolate
• jettisoned
• waste
• shabby
• miserable
• idle
• cast-off
• empty
• castaway
• godforsaken
• wretched

Dissimilar Words

• saved
• recovered
• redeemed
• reclaimed
• retrieved
• restored
• salvaged
• rescued
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• rehabbed
• repeopled

ignored

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ignore

1

as in disregarded

to fail to give proper attention to

ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disregarded
• forgot
• neglected
• overlooked
• missed
• rejected
• bypassed
• omitted
• passed over
• slighted
• slurred (over)
• failed
• overpassed
• disdained
• scorned
• brushed (aside or off)
• sloughed (off)
• shrugged off
• pooh-poohed
• sluffed (off)
• skimped
• scanted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regarded
• attended (to)
• valued
• appreciated
• tended (to)
• cherished
• heeded
• remembered
• cultivated
• fostered
• followed
• noted
• minded
• treasured
• observed
• noticed
• watched
• prized
• nurtured
• marked
• remarked
• listened (to)
• nursed
• pampered

2

as in overlooked

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 & Similar Words

• overlooked
• disregarded
• explained
• pardoned
• justified
• excused
• discounted
• condoned
• forgave
• whitewashed
• blinked (at)
• passed over
• winked (at)
• remitted
• brushed (aside or off)
• shrugged off
• glossed (over)
• papered over
• forgave and forgot
• rationalized
• overpassed
• glozed (over)
• closed one's eyes to
• vindicated
• waived
• exonerated
• acquitted
• exculpated
• absolved
• cleared
• waved (aside or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noted
• marked
• objected (to)
• heeded
• minded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ignored

Verb

Our guide to the warning signs of identity theft explains other clues that should not be ignored. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Hughes said that what union members and retirees want is to be heard after feeling ignored by politicians. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Democrats largely ignored the attacks but now acknowledge doing so was a mistake. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Most of them appear gradually, which is exactly why they get ignored. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

And even culture that seemed ubiquitous could be inconsequential or ignored in some circles. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Some are human, some are not, and most end up getting ignored, for whatever reason, by the critics and curators who write about Jafa’s oeuvre, which may just count as the most influential body of work produced by any living artist active today. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

McGuane extends care to the ignored and the abhorrent—Peggy, the matriarch, fails at protecting her daughter not once but twice, with lifelong consequences the family all but ignores. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

The warnings, in emails viewed by The New York Times, were apparently ignored. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026