Synonyms of winks (at)

winks (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wink (at)

as in ignores

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"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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