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disregard
noun as in ignoring
Strongest matches
apathy, contempt, disdain, disrespect, inattention, indifference, neglect, negligence, scorn
Strong matches
brush-off, disesteem, disfavor, disinterest, forgetting, heedlessness, inadvertence, insouciance, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, neglecting, oblivion, omission, omitting, overlooking, oversight, slight, slighting, unconcern, unmindfulness
Weak match
verb as in ignore; make light of
Strong matches
cold-shoulder, contemn, despise, discount, disdain, disparage, fail, miss, overpass, pooh-pooh, scorn, slight, snub, vilipend
Weak matches
blink at, brush aside, brush away, brush off, have no use for, laugh off, leave out of account, let go, let off easy, let pass, live with, look the other way, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind, shut eyes to, take no notice of, tune out, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear, wink at
Example Sentences
He also warned his family could "take legal action against this organisation for disregarding my plea" if it led to him coming to harm.
A quick scan of the docket sheet easily reveals that Ali issued at least five orders that Trump disregarded, not “two” as Alito claims.
I admired but disregarded the octopus — too much of an ordeal.
"If somebody has a disregard for the truth and says things that are blatantly false, then that speaks to their ethical standards," he added.
“The offenses alleged in the indictment show a criminal group that acted with callous disregard for our nation’s immigration laws and no regard for the immigrants that they smuggled,” McNally said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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