Synonyms of ignores

ignores

verb

present tense third-person singular of ignore

1

as in forgets

to fail to give proper attention to

ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forgets
• neglects
• disregards
• overlooks
• misses
• rejects
• bypasses
• omits
• passes over
• slurs (over)
• fails
• slights
• disdains
• scorns
• overpasses
• sloughs (off)
• brushes (aside or off)
• shrugs off
• pooh-poohs
• sluffs (off)
• skimps
• scants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tends (to)
• regards
• appreciates
• attends (to)
• minds
• values
• heeds
• fosters
• treasures
• prizes
• cultivates
• remembers
• cherishes
• follows
• nurses
• nurtures
• notices
• observes
• watches
• listens (to)
• notes
• marks
• remarks
• pampers

2

as in forgives

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

• forgives
• overlooks
• disregards
• explains
• justifies
• pardons
• excuses
• condones
• whitewashes
• discounts
• remits
• passes over
• shrugs off
• forgives and forgets
• brushes (aside or off)
• glosses (over)
• papers over
• winks (at)
• blinks (at)
• rationalizes
• overpasses
• closes one's eyes to
• glozes (over)
• vindicates
• exonerates
• absolves
• waives
• exculpates
• acquits
• waves (aside or off)
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• notes
• minds
• marks
• objects (to)
• heeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ignores

Karl Buchholz, Broomfield Recent coverage of RTD’s budget and ridership crisis completely ignores the elephant in the room, public safety. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Two things are always in motion, the agent's confidence and the person's trust, and an interface that ignores both will feel wrong long before anyone can say why. — Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Portillo’s chili cheese dog ignores Windy City convention, pairing a snappy, all-beef frank and pillowy poppy seed bun with a generous swipe of hearty chili and slice of American cheese. — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 30 July 2026

Allowing the government to review new model releases won’t fix the problem because that still ignores the most advanced, unreleased AI systems inside AI companies. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Moreover, Duncan completely ignores that Clark has repeatedly done exactly what Duncan accuses her of avoiding. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

So while the film, on one hand, ignores the political perspective of its victims — including Khalra — its wide-spanning rebuttal to government overreach becomes more palatable to mass audiences in the process. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026

By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Nolan has chosen to portray Odysseus as a warrior and commander, but ignores the wily, pleasure-loving side of his character. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026