MISREMEMBERING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

misremembering

verb

present participle of misremember

as in ignoring

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The market isn't ignoring all this goodness at the moment, given Dell's rally is still respectable.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
All while ignoring the many examples of other big schools, like the Florida Gators, that have struggled to fill seats for noon games in August.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignoring

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Ellison says that email was sent to the company's firearms compliance team, but a team member admitted to disregarding the email in a deposition.

— Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Fed focuses on underlying inflation, often disregarding volatile factors like tariffs or energy price swings, especially amidst the Iran War.

— Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disregarding

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Or if leadership got seduced by silhouette, movement and atmosphere, neglecting to marry the galleries to the overall concept.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
But instead of investing in stronger operational support, employee retention, or product supply chains, Cornell engaged in years of stock buybacks that failed to generate shareholder value, while neglecting the company’s serious problems.

— Tejal Patel, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of neglecting

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Related Articles The board previously resolved to erect new buildings for the Latino Museum and the American Women’s History Museum, passing over Arts and Industries.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The August 12 eclipse swept across the Northern Hemisphere, traveling from Russia to Spain and passing over parts of Greenland, Iceland and Portugal.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of passing over

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But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means.

— Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The subtext to the litigation is Oakley’s personal grievance against Dolan, whom the ex-player has long criticized, in part for slighting him compared to other Knicks legends.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025

Definition of slighting

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