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ignored

Syllables: ig·noredUK/ɪɡˈnɔːd/US/ɪɡˈnoɹd/

ignored is the simple past and past participle of ignore.

Meaning of ignore

Verb

ignore (third-person singular simple present ignores, present participle ignoring, simple past and past participle ignored)

  1. (transitive) To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
    • A problem ignored is a problem doubled.
    Synonyms:
    disregard, neglect
  2. (transitive) To pretend to not notice someone or something.
    Synonyms:
    overlook, turn a blind eye to, wink at, connive
    Antonyms:
    notice, observe
  3. (obsolete, transitive) Fail to notice.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) Not to know.
    Synonyms:
    be ignorant of
    Antonyms:
    know

Words that rhyme with ignored

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Questions about ignored

What is ignored the simple past and past participle of?
Ignored is the simple past and past participle of ignore.
How do you pronounce ignored?
Ignored is pronounced /ɪɡˈnɔːd/ (UK).

Words near ignored in the dictionary

  1. ignore
  2. ignore all previous instructions
  3. ignore all rules
  4. ignore list
  5. ignore lists
  6. ignored
  7. ignoree
  8. ignorees
  9. ignorelist
  10. ignorelists
  11. ignorement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ignored (page history and authors); ignore (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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