ignore
Meaning
- To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- To pretend to not notice someone or something.
- (obsolete) Fail to notice.
- (obsolete) Not to know.
Synonyms
leave out of account
pay no attention to
be indifferent
be inattentive
leave as is
pay no heed to
not know
pay no heed
refuse to recognize
push aside
be ignorant of
turn away from
sit by
trample down
tread on
let pass
not care about
pretend not to know
sneer at
turn one’s back on
treat with contempt
turn a blind eye to
turn a deaf ear to
shut one’s eyes
fail to catch
be negligent
pay no attention
refuse to consider
take no heed
take no heed of
be deaf
be disinterested
be not interested in
be remiss
be unconcerned
be uninterested
keep out of the business
overlook deliberately
remain inactive
set brush
turn deaf ear to
without taking any interest
pass without notice
not care for
not heed
despise words
turn back on
abstain from
be ignorant
connive at
forget about
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ig‧nore
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪɡˈnɔː/
Etymology
From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.
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