ignoring

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

Example Sentences

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Ignoring those, they said, “stifles that debate and our ability to move forward as a nation,” and impedes healing.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Ignoring them could mean that inflation expectations drift higher.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Ignoring Mansfield’s dying instructions “to tear up and burn as much as possible,” Murry published his wife’s journals and letters, editing them to ensure that she emerged as a figure of romantic tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Ignoring this opportunity is like discovering the Rosetta Stone and using it as a doorstop.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Ignoring the guards watching from the shadows, she took a breath, swallowed her doubts, and began to turn.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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