| Main Entry: | brush aside/brush off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; refuse |
Synonyms: |
boycott, cold-shoulder, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, get rid of, have no time for, ostracize, override, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scorn, send away, slight, snub, spurn, sweep aside |
Antonyms: |
attend, pay attention, see |
| Main Entry: | brush aside |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay no attention to |
Synonyms: |
brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside |
| Main Entry: | dispense with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | omit; do away with |
Synonyms: |
abolish, abstain from, brush aside, cancel, dispose of, disregard, do without, forgo, get rid of, give up, ignore, pass over, relinquish, render needless, shake off, waive |
Antonyms: |
accept, keep, regard, retain, take, use |
| Main Entry: | disregard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; make light of |
Synonyms: |
blink at, brush aside, brush away, brush off, cold-shoulder, contemn, despise, discount, disdain, disobey, disparage, fail, forget, have no use for, laugh off, leave out of account, let go, let off easy, let pass, live with, look the other way, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind, pooh-pooh, scorn, shut eyes to, slight, snub, take no notice of, tune out, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear, vilipend, wink at |
| Notes: | ignore is properly used of things that are present in our surroundings; but for things like rules, conventions, stipulations, contracts, the right word is disregard |
Antonyms: |
attend, esteem, note, pay attention, regard, respect |
| Main Entry: | neglect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be indifferent, leave alone |
Synonyms: |
affront, brush aside, brush off, condemn, depreciate, despise, detest, discount, disdain, dismiss, disregard, have nothing to do with, ignore, keep at arm's length, keep one's distance, laugh off, let go, live with, make light of, not care for, overlook, pass by, pass over, pass up, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pretermit, rebuff, reject, scant, scorn, shrug off, slight, slur, spurn, tune out, underestimate |
Antonyms: |
cherish, concern, guard, nurture, protect, take care of, watch |
| Main Entry: | pooh-pooh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismiss |
Synonyms: |
belittle, brush aside, discount, disregard, make light of, play down, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scoff at, sneer at, treat with contempt, wave aside |
| Main Entry: | sneeze at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard |
Synonyms: |
blink at, brush aside, brush away, brush off, discount, have no use for, laugh off, let pass, look the other way, overlook, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind, shut eyes to, slight, snub, take lightly, take no notice of, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear |
| Main Entry: | brush off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore |
Synonyms: |
boycott, brush aside, cold-shoulder, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, ostracize, override, rebuff, refuse, reject, repudiate, scorn, send away, slight, snub, spurn, sweep aside |
Antonyms: |
attend, pay attention |
| Main Entry: | shrug off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | forget |
Synonyms: |
brush aside, brush off, dismiss, disregard, ignore, minimize, shake off |
| Main Entry: | disregard |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
deaf, absent, absent, bemused, blind, blithe, brainsick, careless, cursory, disconcerted, distrait, dizzy, dreaming on other things, dreamy, engrossed, giddy, giddy, giddy as a goose, harebrained, harum, high, in the clouds, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, listless, lost, lost in thought, mindless, musing on other things, muzzy, napping, off one's guard, offhand, percursory, preoccupied, put out, rantipole, rapt, regardless, respectless, scatterbrained, thoughtless, undiscerning, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unreflecting, wild, wrapped in thought
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