| 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: | forgive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop blame and grant pardon |
Synonyms: |
absolve, accept apology, acquit, allow for, amnesty, bear no malice, bear with, bury the hatchet, clear, commute, condone, dismiss from mind, efface, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, extenuate, forget, kiss and make up, laugh off, let bygones be bygones, let it go, let off easy, let off, let pass, let up on, make allowance, overlook, palliate, pocket, purge, release, relent, remit, reprieve, respite, spring, think no more of, turn other cheek, wink at, wipe slate clean |
Antonyms: |
accuse, blame, censure, charge, punish |
| 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: | 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: | 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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