as in disregard
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1
as in forgetting
to fail to give proper attention to
ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road
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2
as in forgiving
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
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Recent Examples of ignoring
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
James said the administration has not provided evidence of fraud or misuse of child care funding in New York, while ignoring the standard processes for withholding such funds.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Gonzales -- who was one of nearly 400 law enforcement officers to respond to Robb -- is charged with child endangerment for allegedly ignoring his training during the botched police response.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Coming off nominations for The Actor Awards and Directors Guild of America, social media and industry voices are becoming vocal about the fact that despite a banner year for non-English language filmmaking, the major guilds have been ignoring these achievements.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Wrapped in a blanked on the sofa, binging reruns of The Oprah Show on YouTube and gleefully ignoring emails all morning is my idea of heaven.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
On July 4, after Zane confessed to feeling guilty about ignoring more texts from his family members, the chatbot offered to help Zane craft a terse message to them.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Eventually, however, the astronaut Dave Bowman succeeds at deactivating HAL, ignoring the computer’s desperate pleas to stop.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Zohran could have chosen to stay quiet and spend the final fortnight of the campaign focused on his core messages, ignoring his critics’ attempts to lower the tone and use his faith to other him.
—Sadiq Khan, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Alyssa Farah Griffin attempted to cut in, with Navarro ignoring her in the moment.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
James said the administration has not provided evidence of fraud or misuse of child care funding in New York, while ignoring the standard processes for withholding such funds.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Gonzales -- who was one of nearly 400 law enforcement officers to respond to Robb -- is charged with child endangerment for allegedly ignoring his training during the botched police response.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Coming off nominations for The Actor Awards and Directors Guild of America, social media and industry voices are becoming vocal about the fact that despite a banner year for non-English language filmmaking, the major guilds have been ignoring these achievements.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Wrapped in a blanked on the sofa, binging reruns of The Oprah Show on YouTube and gleefully ignoring emails all morning is my idea of heaven.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
On July 4, after Zane confessed to feeling guilty about ignoring more texts from his family members, the chatbot offered to help Zane craft a terse message to them.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Eventually, however, the astronaut Dave Bowman succeeds at deactivating HAL, ignoring the computer’s desperate pleas to stop.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Zohran could have chosen to stay quiet and spend the final fortnight of the campaign focused on his core messages, ignoring his critics’ attempts to lower the tone and use his faith to other him.
—Sadiq Khan, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignoring
Noun
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What your boyfriend did was inconsiderate and underhanded and showed disregard for your feelings.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The letter details other claims of favoritism and disregard for recent board directives to curb spending, like attempting to hire for vacant positions and authorizing overtime expenditures despite the hiring and overtime freeze enacted in the board approved fiscal solvency plan.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Simply tuck your AirTag into the silicone pouch and stick the case to the inside of your suitcase—you’ll never have to worry about forgetting to pop the tracking device into your bag ever again.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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By capturing moments automatically and persistently, Poketomo echoes long-standing dystopian ideas of total recall, where forgetting is no longer natural, and where the past is always available, searchable, and impossible to fully leave behind.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The waistband of the wide-leg trousers is fitted with elastic for a stretchy, forgiving fit, and they’re even designed with two deep side pockets that’ll hold your phone in a pinch.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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You may be asked to show up more — whether at work, in love or within family dynamics — without disregarding everything else demanding your attention.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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These examples show that disregarding the risks of natural hazards and climate change in Greenland courts disaster, both locally and globally.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Smaller protests took place in Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; and Tempe, Arizona, where protesters lined a bridge overlooking a highway.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, state workers were relocated and the building sat empty for more than two years overlooking I-84 until it was sold in 2020 for $1 million.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Greene also blamed the Joe’s Seafood incident on the Secret Service, accusing it of neglecting safety protocols.—
Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2026
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And his administration has shown derision for Congress, controlled by the president’s own party, approving historically few bills and neglecting those that have passed, such as the Epstein Files Transparency Act.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Fishback referenced Rain directly when explaining his proposal.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In explaining that earlier decision, Lamberth chastised government officials for failing to provide any evidence to support its claims about national security concerns.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Kalkbrenner also returned to the lineup after missing two weeks of action and played in the past two matchups, serving as the backup center in Utah and in the first half against the Clippers before being reinserted into Hornets’ starting unit in the second half.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ignoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoring. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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