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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
Main Entry: bypass
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: avoid

Synonyms:

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

Synonyms:

abort, abrogate, annul, balance out, call off, compensate for, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, declare invalid, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, make up for, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, put an end to, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, render inert, render null and void, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, rule out, set aside, suppress, vacate, void

Antonyms:

imbalance, tip
Main Entry: condone
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make allowance for

Synonyms:

buy*, disregard, excuse, forget, forgive, give green light, go along with, ignore, lap up, let it come, let it go by, let pass, look the other way, nod at, okay, overlook, pardon, pass over, remit, wink at

Antonyms:

censure, condemn, forbid, not allow, prevent
Main Entry: defy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: challenge, frustrate

Synonyms:

baffle, beard, brave, confront, contemn, dare, defeat, deride, despise, disregard, elude, face, flout, fly in face of, foil, front, gibe, hang tough, hurl defiance at, ignore, insult, make my day, mock, oppose, outdare, provoke, repel, repulse, resist, ridicule, scorn, slight, spurn, stick fast, stick*, take one on, thwart, venture, violate, withstand

Antonyms:

give in, obey, surrender, yield
Main Entry: disdain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: scorn

Synonyms:

abhor, be allergic to, belittle, chill, contemn, deride, despise, disregard, hate, ignore, look down nose at, look down on, misprize, pooh-pooh, put down*, refuse, reject, scout, slight, sneer at, spurn, undervalue
Notes: contempt is a more engaged, more involved feeling of disapproval than disdain

Antonyms:

admire, approve, esteem, favor, praise, respect
Main Entry: disobey
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disregard rules; refuse to conform

Synonyms:

balk, be remiss, break rules, contravene, counteract, dare, decline, defy, desert, differ, disagree, evade, flout, fly in face of, go counter to, ignore, infringe, insurrect, misbehave, mutiny, neglect, not heed, not listen, not mind, object, overstep, pay no attention to, rebel, recalcitrate, resist, revolt, revolution, revolutionize, riot, rise in arms, run riot, set aside, shirk, strike, take law into own hands, transgress, violate, withstand

Antonyms:

conform, go along, obey, oblige, regard, submit
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: eliminate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: remove, throw out

Synonyms:

annihilate, blot out, bump off, cancel, cast out, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drive out, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out, leave out, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out, rule out, set aside, shut the door on, slay, stamp out, take out, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out

Antonyms:

accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome
Main Entry: exclude
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: expel, forbid

Synonyms:

ban, bar, bate, blackball, blacklist, block, bounce, boycott, close out, count out, debar, disallow, drive out, eject, eliminate, embargo, estop, evict, except, force out, get rid of, ignore, interdict, keep out, leave out, lock out, obviate, occlude, omit, ostracize, oust, pass over, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put out, refuse, refuse admittance, reject, remove, repudiate, rule out, set aside, shut out, shut the door on, sideline, suspend, throw out, veto, ward off

Antonyms:

accept, add, admit, allow, include, incorporate, take on, welcome
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