ignore
To ignore something is to disregard it. If you ignore the rules of grammar, you’re likely to be misunderstood.
It’s easy to see the relationship between ignore and a word such as ignorant. To be ignorant of something is to know nothing about it. A good way to be ignorant about something is to ignore it. In other words, if you want to be ignorant about a certain subject—that is, if you want to know nothing about it—then by all means ignore it. Pay it no mind.
Definitions of ignore
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refuse to acknowledge
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give little or no attention to
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bar from attention or consideration
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synonyms:
brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, push aside
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cold-shoulder, slight
pay no attention to, disrespect
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discredit
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
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shrug off
minimize the importance of, brush aside
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pass off
disregard
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flout, scoff
treat with contemptuous disregard
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turn a blind eye
refuse to acknowledge
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laugh away, laugh off
deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
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disoblige
ignore someone’s wishes
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type of:
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reject
refuse to accept or acknowledge
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be ignorant of or in the dark about
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Antonyms:
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cognise, cognize, know
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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know
be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
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cognise, cognize, know
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fail to notice
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