ignores

The word “ignores” has 2 syllables: ig-nores

It's pronounced as /ɪɡˈnɔːrz/


What is synonym and antonym for ignores?

In the thesaurus, “ignores” has 38 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ignores along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ignores

  • absolves
  • acquits
  • bypasses
  • clears
  • condones
  • discounts
  • disdains
  • disregards
  • exculpates
  • excuses
  • exonerates
  • explains
  • fails
  • forgets
  • forgives
  • forgives and forgets
  • justifies
  • misses
  • neglects
  • omits
  • overlooks
  • overpasses
  • papers over
  • pardons
  • passes over
  • pooh-poohs
  • poohs
  • rationalizes
  • rejects
  • remits
  • scants
  • scorns
  • shrugs off
  • skimps
  • slights
  • vindicates
  • waives
  • whitewashes

Antonyms for ignores

  • appreciates
  • cherishes
  • cultivates
  • follows
  • fosters
  • heeds
  • marks
  • minds
  • notes
  • notices
  • nurses
  • nurtures
  • observes
  • pampers
  • prizes
  • regards
  • remarks
  • remembers
  • treasures
  • values
  • watches

Meanings of ignores

  • verb
    1. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
    2. To pretend to not notice someone or something.
    3. Fail to notice.
    4. Not to know.

Example Sentences

  • She blatantly ignores all warnings about the dangers of reckless driving.
  • The child often ignores his parents' advice, preferring to learn from his own mistakes.
  • The manager ignores complaints from customers, leading to dissatisfaction with the service.
  • Despite the evidence presented, he ignores the facts and holds onto his biased beliefs.
  • The teacher ignores disruptive behavior in the classroom, causing frustration among diligent students.

On this page you'll find 59 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ignores, such as: absolves, acquits, appreciates, bypasses, cherishes, clears, condones.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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fails

  • abort
  • acts up
  • back out
  • back wrong horse
  • backslide
  • be cleaned out
  • be defeated
  • be demoted
  • be found lacking
  • be in arrears
  • be in vain
  • be ruined
  • be taken to the cleaners
  • become insolvent
  • blink
  • blunder
  • bombs
  • break
  • break down
  • breaks
  • breaks down
  • chagrins
  • cheats
  • close
  • close down
  • collapses
  • come to naught
  • come to nothing
  • comes a cropper
  • comes to grief
  • comes up empty
  • crash
  • crashes
  • craters
  • crumbles
  • cuts out
  • decays
  • deceives
  • decline
  • declines
  • defalcate
  • default
  • defaults
  • degenerates
  • deludes
  • desert
  • deteriorate
  • deteriorates
  • dies
  • dies on the vine
  • disappoint
  • disappoints
  • discontents
  • discount
  • disenchants
  • disgruntles
  • dishonor
  • disillusions
  • displeases
  • disregard
  • disregards
  • dissatisfies
  • distresses
  • droops
  • drop
  • drop a bundle
  • emaciates
  • end
  • fades
  • fall
  • fall flat
  • fall short
  • fall through
  • falls flat
  • falls short
  • fault
  • finish
  • fizzle
  • fizzles
  • flags
  • flames out
  • flop
  • flops
  • flounder
  • flounders
  • flunks
  • fold
  • folds
  • forget
  • forgets
  • founder
  • founders
  • funk
  • gives out
  • go astray
  • go bankrupt
  • go belly up
  • go broke
  • go bust
  • go down
  • go down swinging
  • go downhill
  • go into Chapter 11
  • go out of business
  • go to the wall
  • go under
  • go up
  • go up in smoke
  • go wrong
  • goes
  • goes under
  • hit bottom
  • hit the skids
  • ignore
  • ignores
  • implodes
  • jams
  • lags
  • languishes
  • lays an egg
  • let down
  • lets down
  • lose big
  • lose control
  • lose out
  • lose status
  • malfunctions
  • meet with disaster
  • miscarries
  • miscarry
  • misfires
  • miss
  • miss the boat
  • misses
  • misses out on
  • mocks
  • neglect
  • neglects
  • omit
  • omits
  • overdraw
  • overlook
  • overlooks
  • overpass
  • overpasses
  • passes over
  • play into
  • pretermits
  • repudiate
  • rots
  • run aground
  • runs down
  • sags
  • self-destructs
  • sinks
  • skids
  • skips
  • slides
  • slight
  • slights
  • slip
  • slips
  • slumps
  • sputters
  • stalls
  • strikes out
  • struggles
  • tanks
  • terminate
  • turn out badly
  • upsets
  • wanes
  • washes out
  • weakens
  • wears out
  • wheezes
  • wilts
  • withers
  • yields

walks away from

walks out on

absents oneself


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