TUNED OUT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

tuned out

verb

past tense of tune out

as in passed over

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Set up a payment plan If a discount isn't available, an interest-free payment plan may still prevent the account from becoming delinquent and being sold or passed over to a debt collector.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 July 2026
On the side of the road in France’s wine region, as waves of firefighting planes passed over a charred forest, flames burst out at the edge of the tree line.

— Shira Pinson, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Definition of passed over

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Her attorney advised against it, but Belle ignored the advice, allowed the change and signed.

— Margery A. Greenberg, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
The crowds ignored the best efforts of the protest leaders to act as disciplinary conductors and reveled in their own playful spontaneity, their slogans and posters heaping colorful profanities on the prime minister.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

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Without such oversight, new facilities tend to cluster in affluent suburban markets while underserved rural and inner-city areas remain neglected.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The neighborhood sits just four miles north of uptown, and some residents have long felt neglected by the city.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of neglected

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And as much as fans want to overreact to one play, the position switch – remember, Proctor played left tackle his entire career at Alabama – as well as the jump to the NFL can’t be disregarded.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Because our governor and attorney general have long disregarded the most effective tools already at their disposal to fulfill their pronounced objective.

— Dean Lerner, Washington Post, 28 July 2026

Definition of disregarded

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Students from Rebel Song Academy, Harmony Project and Base Academy of Music will all take the stage, while Stars Out, a youth performance group, will perform songs connected to Kansas City musicians whose contributions are often overlooked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
But what if much of that expertise already exists and is being overlooked?

— Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of overlooked

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