| Main Entry: | disregard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ignoring |
Synonyms: |
apathy, brush-off, contempt, disdain, disesteem, disfavor, disinterest, disrespect, forgetting, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, insouciance, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, neglect, neglecting, negligence, oblivion, omission, omitting, overlooking, oversight, scorn, slight, slighting, the cold shoulder, unconcern, unmindfulness |
| 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: |
attention, esteem, honor, note, regard, respect |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
attend, esteem, note, pay attention, regard, respect |
| Main Entry: | disregard |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
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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| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | careless disregard for consequences |
Synonyms: |
disregard, freedom, impulse, licentiousness, recklessness, spontaneity, thoughtlessness, uninhibitedness, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness |
Antonyms: |
restraint, self-restraint |
| Main Entry: | anarchy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawlessness; absence of government |
Synonyms: |
chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, disregard, hostility, misrule, mob rule, nihilism, nongovernment, rebellion, reign of terror, revolution, riot, turmoil, unrest |
Antonyms: |
lawfulness, order, rule |
| Main Entry: | apathy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uncaring attitude, lack of interest |
Synonyms: |
aloofness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, dullness, emotionlessness, halfheartedness, heedlessness, indifference, insensibility, insensitivity, insouciance, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, passiveness, passivity, stoicism, unconcern, unresponsiveness |
Antonyms: |
care, concern, feeling, interest, passion, sensitivity, sympathy, warmth |
| Main Entry: | blink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore |
Synonyms: |
bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass by, slight, turn a blind eye |
Antonyms: |
attend, be aware, pay attention |
| Main Entry: | breach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | violation of a law |
Synonyms: |
barratry, contravention, delinquency, dereliction, disobedience, disregard, infraction, infringement, neglect, noncompliance, nonobservance, offense, transgression, trespass, violation |
| Notes: | breach is an infraction, gap, or break; breech is the rear or lower portion of things |
Antonyms: |
upholding |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | violate law |
Synonyms: |
breach, contravene, disobey, disregard, infract, infringe, offend, renege on, transgress, violate |
Antonyms: |
agree, obey |
| 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 |