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ignoring - 20 thesaurus results
| 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: | omission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something forgotten or excluded |
| Synonyms: | blank, breach, break, cancellation, carelessness, chasm, default, disregard, elimination, exclusion, failing, failure, forgetfulness, gap, hiatus, inadvertence, lack, lacuna, lapse, missing, neglect, overlook, oversight, prohibition, repudiation, skip, slighting, slip, withholding, cutting out, disregardance, elision, excluding, ignoring, inadvertency, leaving out, noninclusion, overlooking, passing over, preclusion, preterition, pretermission |
| Antonyms: | addition, inclusion, insertion, remembrance |
| Main Entry: | silent treatment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ignoring of another |
| Synonyms: | cold shoulder, ostracism, blackballing, ignore someone, ignoring, ostracization, sending to Coventry |
| Main Entry: | neglecting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disregarding |
| Synonyms: | omitting, slighting, ignoring, overlooking |
| Main Entry: | omitting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | leaving out |
| Synonyms: | missing, neglecting, slighting, withholding, canceling, discarding, disregarding, excepting, excluding, ignoring, not including, not naming, overlooking, passing over, precluding, repudiating |
| Antonyms: | including, mentioning, inserting |
| Main Entry: | omitting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neglecting |
| Synonyms: | omission, oversight, excluding, ignoring, overlooking |
| 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: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal out |
| Synonyms: | abort, abrogate, annul, call off, counteract, counterbalance, countermand, counterpoise, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, rule out, suppress, vacate, void, balance out, compensate for, countercheck, declare invalid, make up for, put an end to, render inert, render null and void, set aside |
| Antonyms: | imbalance, tip |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | fail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, forsake |
| Synonyms: | abort, back out, blink, break one's word, desert, disappoint, discount, disregard, fault, forget, funk, go astray, ignore, let down, miscarry, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, slight, slip |
| Antonyms: | capture, complete, deliver, finish, obtain, procure |
| Main Entry: | forget |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind |
| Synonyms: | blink, discount, disregard, drop, fail, ignore, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, skip, slight, transgress, trespass, lose sight of |
| Antonyms: | carry, remember, take |
| 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: | miss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail, make a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow, blunder, botch, disregard, drop, err, flub*, forget, fumble, ignore, juggle, lose, misfire, mislay, misplace, muff*, neglect, omit, overlook, pass over, skip, slight, slip, trip, be late for, drop the ball, fall flat on face, fall short, let go, let slip, miscarry, overshoot, pass up, trip up, undershoot |
| Antonyms: | get, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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