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present participle of ignore.

ignoring

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neglecting adj.
omitting adj.
omission n.
omitting n.
silent treatment n.

ADJECTIVE

neglecting

Synonyms

STRONG

omitting overlooking slighting

ADJECTIVE

omitting

Synonyms

STRONG

canceling discarding disregarding excepting excluding missing neglecting overlooking precluding repudiating slighting withholding

WEAK

not including not naming passing over

Antonyms

WEAK

including inserting mentioning

NOUN

omission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breach carelessness exclusion failing lapse oversight

STRONG

blank break cancellation chasm default disregard elimination elision failure forgetfulness gap hiatus inadvertence inadvertency lack lacuna neglect overlook preclusion preterition pretermission prohibition repudiation skip slip withholding

WEAK

cutting out disregardance excluding leaving out missing noninclusion overlooking passing over slighting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

success

STRONG

accomplishment achievement allowance closure continuation continuity juncture perfection permission regard respect

WEAK

addition inclusion insertion remembrance

NOUN

omitting

Synonyms

STRONG

excluding overlooking

WEAK

omission oversight

NOUN

silent treatment

Synonyms

WEAK

blackballing cold shoulder ignore someone ostracism ostracization sending to Coventry

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ignoring

There had been accusations that the honours system had been ignoring rugby league out of snobbishness.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Death is uncomfortable to plan for, but ignoring it doesn’t make it cheaper.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

A perfect marriage of horror and comedy, ‘Widow’s Bay’ reminds us that ignoring monsters won’t make them go away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

If ever a company illustrated the pitfalls of ignoring amortization, Bending Spoons is it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Everybody’s in such a weird mood that they’re ignoring the six-million-link paper chain that’s stashed all around town.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

ignoring

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