WINKED (AT) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

winked (at)

verb

past tense of wink (at)

as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance for too long the school just winked at the young athletes' hooliganism, dismissing it as a case of "boys being boys"

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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

Definition of ignored

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However, what's been largely overlooked is the scale of the partially eclipsed sunset across Europe and northwest Africa.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Critics Choice Association announced winners for its sixth annual Super Awards, honoring genre content often overlooked by mainstream shows.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlooked

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The logic, as Naga Chaitanya explained, was not about short-term returns.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of explained

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The org chart flattens because the coordination overhead that justified middle layers, translating between product, builders, and reviewers, is increasingly absorbed by AI tools.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The administration has justified its ventures into business ownership as necessary for national security and to compete in critical domains, such as artificial intelligence.

— Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of justified

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On his first day in office, the president pardoned nearly every defendant charged in connection with the Capitol riot, which Judge Mehta described as an assault on the peaceful transfer of power.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Paul argued Fauci using the Fifth Amendment was unsupported because former President Joe Biden, whom Fauci advised during the pandemic, pardoned him.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pardoned

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