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Synonyms for ignore

30 synonyms
56 antonyms
4 meanings

verb

Most common

dismiss reject push aside brush off disregard neglect overlook snub

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Dismiss

dismiss, reject, push aside, brush off, brush aside, discount

2. Disregard — to deliberately not listen or pay attention to

disregard, neglect, disobey, unmind rare

3. Overlook — fail to notice

overlook, omit, miss, despise, pass over, pass by, blink, overpass US CA, misheed rare, misregard rare

4. Snub

snub, cut, cut someone dead slang

Other

disown, ostracize UK US, ostracise UK, repudiate, slight, wink at, connive dated

Antonyms

listen, focus, examine

All antonyms of ignore →

Definitions

v. 1
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
A problem ignored is a problem doubled.
v. 2
Fail to notice.
v. 3
To pretend to not notice someone or something.

Related words

Word family: ignorability ignorable ignorosphere ignorance ignorant

Forms

Past participle: ignored
e.g. ignored → dismissed, rejected, discounted, disregarded…

Example sentences

reject Voters may yet reject the misbegotten 'Dream Act'.
dismiss Sami's attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case.
neglect She was dismissed on the grounds of neglect of duty.
disregard Tom showed reckless disregard for Mary's feelings.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
ignore		rising
reject		steady
dismiss		steady
neglect		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: cut¹
4 letters: miss¹, omit², snub¹
5 letters: blink¹
6 letters: slight¹, reject², disown², unmind
7 letters: dismiss², neglect², despise², disobey³, connive², misheed
8 letters: discount², overlook³, overpass³
9 letters: disregard³, repudiate⁴, ostracize³, ostracise, misregard

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: ignorer
Italiano: ignorare
Español: pasar por alto
Català: ignorar