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neglecting - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: neglecting
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disregarding
Synonyms: omitting, slighting, ignoring, overlooking
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: neglect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fail to do; forget
Synonyms: bypass, defer, discard, dismiss, disregard, elide, evade, miss, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, postpone, procrastinate, shirk, skimp, skip, suspend, trifle, be careless, be derelict, be irresponsible, be negligent, be remiss, gloss over*, let pass, let slide, look the other way, lose sight of, not trouble oneself, overleap, think little of
Antonyms: accomplish, achieve, complete, do, finish, succeed
Main Entry: disregard
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ignoring
Synonyms: apathy, contempt, disdain, disfavor, disrespect, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, neglect, neglecting, negligence, oblivion, omission, omitting, oversight, scorn, slight, slighting, unconcern, brush-off, disesteem, disinterest, forgetting, heedlessness, insouciance, overlooking, the cold shoulder, 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: 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: 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: 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: default
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dodge payment
Synonyms: bilk, defraud, dishonor, evade, fail, neglect, rat*, repudiate, shirk, skate*, skip, stiff*, swindle, welsh, leave town, meet under arch, put on the cuff, run out on, see in the alley, skip out on, welch
Antonyms: pay
Main Entry: despise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: look down on
Synonyms: abhor, abominate, contemn, deride, detest, disdain, disregard, eschew, execrate, flout, hate, loathe, neglect, put down*, reject, renounce, repudiate, revile, scorn, shun, slight, snub, spurn, undervalue, wipe out*, allergic to, feel contempt for, have no use for, look down nose at, misprize
Antonyms: admire, appreciate, cherish, like, love
Main Entry: discount
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ignore; treat as insignificant
Synonyms: belittle, brush off*, depreciate, derogate, disbelieve, discredit, disregard, doubt, fail, forget, minimize, mistrust, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, question, reject, scout, slight, blink at, detract from, dispraise, scoff at
Antonyms: attend, recognize, pay attention
Main Entry: disinherit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cut off in will of bequeathal
Synonyms: bereave, deprive, disown, dispossess, divest, evict, exclude, neglect, oust, repudiate, rob, cut off without a cent, disaffiliate, exheridate
Antonyms: bequeath, give
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
Main Entry: disregard
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ignore; make light of
Synonyms: brush aside, brush off, contemn, despise, discount, disdain, disobey, disparage, fail, forget, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pooh-pooh*, scorn, slight, snub, blink at, brush away, cold-shoulder*, have no use for, laugh off, leave out of account, let go, let off easy, let pass, live with, look the other way, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind, shut eyes to, take no notice of, tune out, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear, vilipend, wink at*
Antonyms: attend, esteem, note, regard, respect, pay attention
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
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
Antonyms: acknowledge, heed, look at, note, notice, pay attention, recognize, regard, take notice
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
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: pass
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decide not to do
Synonyms: decline, discount, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, refuse, skip, slight, not heed, pass on, pass up
Antonyms: accept, be willing
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