tuned out

verb

past tense of tune out
as in passed over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuned out
  1. passed over
  2. blew off
  3. ignored
  4. neglected
  5. disregarded
  6. overlooked
Verb
  • Chang was steadily promoted before he was passed over for the position of chief executive, perhaps for bamboo-ceiling reasons.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • After he was passed over for a promotion, his wife emailed HR demanding to know why.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed over
Verb
  • The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier in the week, tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of blew off
Verb
  • That got ignored, as indicated by the five salmon packages, sitting in the walk-in cooler, still in the packaging and defrosted.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Villa Borghese is full of ancient marble statues, which Leo largely ignored.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Despite this, Shannon Amos says her father’s his caregivers neglected to seek treatment for 13 hours.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Shelton said the property was purchased in 2018 and was overgrown and neglected after sitting for years.
    — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of neglected
Verb
  • According to the complaint, Allen agreed but later disregarded her requests to stop and instead ejaculated inside her.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Portraits of young female military spotters, whose warnings about a potential attack were disregarded, mark their deaths that day.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of disregarded
Verb
  • The service Employees are beautiful, plentiful and delightful, with a high staff-to-resident ratio that keeps guests from feeling overlooked, although communication between departments could be better.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
  • One reason why the shop floor has been overlooked is because the enterprise software industry has focused most heavily on developing digital transformation solutions for corporate functions that are very similar from one company to the next.
    — Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of overlooked
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“Tuned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuned%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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