Synonyms of ignore
27 similar words · 23 opposite words
Another word for ignore is disregard. Other synonyms of ignore are despise, neglect, overlook, pass and dissemble. The opposite of ignore is watch.
Synonyms and similar words for ignore
verbTo deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
verbTo pretend to not notice someone or something.
- overlookTo fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
- turn a blind eye to
- wink atTo turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to...
- conniveOften followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault...
verbFail to notice.
verbNot to know.
- be ignorant of
verbMore synonyms
- brush offTo disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
- discount
- dissembleTo deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
- despiseTo disregard or ignore.
- passTo allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
- pass byTo ignore; to disregard.
- pay no heed
- put asideTo ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy...
- shrug offTo ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.
- slough
- take no notice ofTo ignore.
- tune outTo stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
- unheedTo deliberately fail to heed or take notice of; disregard; ignore.
- unmindTo not mind; misregard; put off; disregard.
- set at nought archaicTo treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
Opposite of ignore
verbTo deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- notice
- recognize
- watch
- clock slang
- consider
- give heedTo pay attention; to heed.
- heed
- let in onTo disclose or tell (a secret) to (someone); to share (privileged information) with (someone); to inform (someone) of...
- mark
- pay attentionTo attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
- pay heedTo give attention; to heed.
- pick up what someone is putting downTo understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.
- privy
- regardTo take notice of, pay attention to.
- take heedTo pay attention.
- take noteTo pay attention; to take notice; to note.
- take noticeTo notice; to take note.
- attend archaic
- mind rare
- pass obsoleteTo allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
verbTo pretend to not notice someone or something.
verbNot to know.
verbMore antonyms
Meaning of ignore
- verb To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- verb To pretend to not notice someone or something.
- verb Fail to notice.
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Questions about synonyms of ignore
- What is another word for ignore?
- Ignore has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as disregard, despise, neglect, overlook, pass and dissemble.
- What is the opposite of ignore?
- The opposite of ignore is watch. Other antonyms of ignore are mark, consider, notice and recognize.
- What does ignore mean?
- Ignore means to deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
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