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Main Entry:	ignore
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	disregard on purpose
Synonyms:	avoid, be oblivious to, blink, brush off, bury one's head in sand, cold-shoulder, discount, disdain, evade, fail, forget, let it go, look the other way, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pooh-pooh*, reject, scorn, shut eyes to, slight, take no notice, tune out, turn back on, turn blind eye, turn deaf ear, wink
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:	acknowledge, heed, look at, note, notice, pay attention, recognize, regard, take notice

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	bypass
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	avoid
Synonyms:	circumvent, detour, finesse, ignore, neglect, omit, outflank, sidestep, skirt, blink at, burke, circumnavigate, depart from, deviate from, get around, go around, go around the barn, let go, pass around, take back road, wink at

Main Entry:	condone
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make allowance for
Synonyms:	buy, disregard, excuse, forget, forgive, ignore, okay, overlook, pardon, pass over, remit, give green light, go along with, lap up, let it come, let it go by, let pass, look the other way, nod at, wink at
Antonyms:	censure, condemn, forbid, prevent, not allow

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	defy
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	challenge, frustrate
Synonyms:	baffle, beard, brave, confront, contemn, dare, defeat, deride, despise, disregard, elude, face, flout, foil, front, gibe, hang tough, ignore, insult, mock, oppose, provoke, repel, repulse, resist, ridicule, scorn, slight, spurn, stick*, thwart, venture, violate, withstand, fly in face of, hurl defiance at, make my day, outdare, stick fast, take one on
Antonyms:	give in, obey, surrender, yield

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	disdain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	scorn
Synonyms:	abhor, belittle, chill, contemn, deride, despise, disregard, hate, ignore, look down on, pooh-pooh, put down, refuse, reject, scout, slight, spurn, undervalue, be allergic to, look down nose at, misprize, sneer at
Antonyms:	admire, approve, esteem, favor, praise, respect

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	disobey
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	disregard rules; refuse to conform
Synonyms:	balk, contravene, counteract, dare, decline, defy, desert, differ, disagree, evade, flout, ignore, infringe, misbehave, mutiny, neglect, object, overstep, rebel, resist, revolt, revolution, revolutionize, riot, run riot*, shirk, strike, transgress, violate, withstand, be remiss, break rules, fly in face of, go counter to, insurrect, not heed, not listen, not mind, pay no attention to, recalcitrate, rise in arms, set aside, take law into own hands
Antonyms:	conform, obey, oblige, regard, submit, go along

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Main Entry:	dispense with
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	omit; do away with
Synonyms:	abolish, brush aside, cancel, dispose of, disregard, do without, forgo, get rid of, ignore, pass over, relinquish, shake off, waive, abstain from, give up, render needless
Antonyms:	accept, keep, regard, retain, take, use

Main Entry:	eliminate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	remove, throw out
Synonyms:	annihilate, bump off, cancel, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out, rule out, slay, stamp out, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out, blot out, cast out, drive out, leave out, set aside, shut the door on, take out
Antonyms:	accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	exclude
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	expel, forbid
Synonyms:	ban, bar, blackball*, blacklist, block, bounce, boycott, close out, count out, debar, disallow, eject, eliminate, embargo, estop, evict, except, get rid of, ignore, interdict, obviate, occlude, omit, ostracize, oust, pass over, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put out, refuse, reject, remove, repudiate, rule out, shut out, sideline, suspend, throw out, veto, bate, drive out, force out, keep out, leave out, lock out, refuse admittance, set aside, shut the door on, ward off
Antonyms:	accept, add, admit, allow, include, incorporate, take on, welcome

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	give the cold shoulder
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	snub
Synonyms:	act cool, brush off*, disregard, eject, ignore, make unwelcome, neglect, ostracize, shun, turn up one's nose, upstage

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	omit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	exclude, forget
Synonyms:	bar, bypass, cancel, count out, cut, cut out, delete, discard, dismiss, disregard, drop, edit, eliminate, evade, except, fail, ignore, knock off, miss, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass by, pass over, preclude, prohibit, reject, repudiate, skip, slight, snip, trim, void, withhold, X-out, blink at, cast aside, leave out, leave undone, let go, let slide, miss out
Antonyms:	add, enter, include, inject, insert, remember

Main Entry:	override/overrule
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cancel, reverse a decision
Synonyms:	alter, annul, bend to one's will, control, countermand, direct, disallow, disregard, dominate, govern, ignore, influence, invalidate, make null and void, make void, not heed, nullify, outvote, outweigh, overturn, prevail over, quash, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, ride roughshod, rule against, set aside, supersede, sway, take no account of, thwart, trample, upset, vanquish, veto
Antonyms:	allow, approve, permit, support

Main Entry:	pass by
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	neglect, forget
Synonyms:	abandon, disregard, fail, ignore, leave, miss, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, not choose
Antonyms:	attend, heed, take care of

Main Entry:	rebuff
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	turn away; give the cold shoulder*
Synonyms:	beat off, brush off, check, chide, cross, cut, decline, deny, disallow, discourage, dismiss, disregard, fend off, hold off, ignore, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, lash out at, neglect, not hear of, oppose, pass up, push back, put in one's place, put off, rebuke, refuse, reject, repel, reprove, repudiate, repulse, resist, send away, slight, snub, spurn, stave off, tell off*, turn down, ward off
Antonyms:	hug, include, take in, welcome

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	refuse
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	deny; say no
Synonyms:	beg off, brush off, decline, demur, desist, disaccord, disallow, disapprove, dispense with, dissent, dodge, evade, give thumbs down to, hold back, hold off, hold out, ignore, make excuses, nix, not budge, not budget, not buy, not care to, pass up, protest, rebuff, refuse to receive, regret, reject, repel, reprobate, repudiate, send off, send regrets, set aside*, shun, spurn, turn away, turn deaf ear to, turn down, turn from, turn one's back on, withdraw, withhold
Antonyms:	accept, allow, approve, consent, grant, offer, ok, sanction

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	scorn
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hold in contempt; look down on
Synonyms:	abhor, avoid, confute, contemn, defy, deride, despise, disdain, disregard, flout, gibe, hate, ignore, make fun of, mock, put down, refuse, refute, reject, renounce, repudiate, ridicule, run down, shun, slight, sneer, spurn, taunt, trash, be above, consider beneath one, scoff at, turn back on, turn nose up at
Antonyms:	admire, approve, like, love

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	slight
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	offend, insult
Synonyms:	affront, brush off, chill, contemn, cool, cut, despise, discount, disdain, disparage, disregard, fail, flout, forget, ignore, neglect, omit, overlook, pooh-pooh, reject, scoff, scorn, shrug off, skip, slur, sneeze at, snub, upstage, blink at, give the brush, give the cold shoulder to, make light of, not give time of day, show disrespect, treat with contempt, turn deaf ear to
Antonyms:	compliment, flatter, praise

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Main Entry:	snub
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give someone the cold shoulder
Synonyms:	boycott, brush off, burr, censure, chill, cool, cut, disdain, disregard, duck, humble, humiliate, ice, ignore, mortify, neglect, offend, ostracize, put down, rebuff, scold, scorn, scratch, shame, shun, slight, slur, snob, upstage, act cool, cut dead, give the brush, ice out, look coldly upon, look right through, not give time of day, pass up, put the chill on, swank
Antonyms:	include, socialize, welcome, be friendly

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	brush aside
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	pay no attention to
Synonyms:	brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside

Main Entry:	shrug off
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	forget
Synonyms:	brush aside, brush off, dismiss, disregard, ignore, minimize, shake off