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

Often ignored in discussions about drought, fire, and climate change in general, are the world’s oceans, which are warming just as the air is. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Not to be ignored, the drink scene beyond the Belmont brewpubs is also thriving. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026

Let’s finish up by circling back to the beginning, when six injudicious justices ignored an eternal political truth. — Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

While the pole may have fallen out of nowhere, there were warning signs that Rosentreter and others say were ignored. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Their names belong here because history ignored them for decades while the computer and its hardware inventors got the glory. — Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Galer ignored a reporter’s request for comment last month, as well. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

The webpage states that a link between the two has been ignored despite many studies finding no such link. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Along Ceuta’s Tarajal beach, sunbathers largely ignored the streams of migrants walking toward the border. — Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026