IGNORES Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

ignores

verb

present tense third-person singular of ignore

as in forgets

to fail to give proper attention to ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road

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as in forgives

to dismiss as of little importance although the movie is a cinematic tour de force, one can't ignore the fact that it seriously distorts history

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Recent Examples of ignores But that formulation ignores the crucial matter of what those things do to the people who use them. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 The senator’s second argument, concerning conference expansion, ignores the fact that the Act places no restrictions on UConn’s ability to join any conference. — Randy Levine, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026 If a cyclist ignores a moving violation summons and gets stopped again while cycling, there’s nothing the NYPD can do other than issue more moving violation summonses that will be ignored and go unpaid. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 But that’s a much smaller part of the story than the argument suggests, and ignores that the majority of the competitive stakes in major European divisions are driven by the quest for continental competition. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 That approach, however, ignores the larger number of people who would benefit from a change to the status quo. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Joe, for his part, ignores Nathan’s call before the guests arrive. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 With Sport on, the system mostly ignores the pneumatics altogether, prioritizing speed and power. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 In addition to being arbitrary, reductionist, and biased, classifying individuals as obese or overweight based on a single number ignores many complexities about body fat. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026

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Memory loss associated with ECT treatment can include retrograde amnesia, in which the patient forgets events in the weeks or months – sometimes, though rarely, even the years – prior to treatment.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Framed by the background of struggling, working class Mexican immigrant parents — roots the candidate never forgets and frequently mentions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of forgets

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But the directive conspicuously neglects to mention local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with data centers.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
Nolan foregrounds the nobility that guides the character (his guilt, his dedication to his men, his yearning for his family) and neglects his wily cunning and egotism.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of neglects

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Every message that disregards what a buyer has already revealed is a quiet act of betrayal.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
But attorneys for people seeking asylum say the law has long meant anyone arriving at a port of entry should be screened, and blocking arrivals disregards the nation’s ideals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026

Definition of disregards

Verb

Ganis explains why those rising valuations and new backers have led to different types of deal structures.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The stronger model is one in which AI narrows the decision space, surfaces relevant signals and explains why an action is being recommended.

— Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of explains

Verb

But Joe never misses an opportunity to supplant her husband’s rational concerns with her imperial view of a society infected by an unseen, venomous other.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026
Lake Howell’s defense forces a field goal attempt, and Seminole misses.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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