ignore

Meaning

  1. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
  2. To pretend to not notice someone or something.
  3. (obsolete) Fail to notice.
  4. (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

B2
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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