3.1.2.4 Ignore

Use this domain for words related to ignoring someone--to not look at, listen to, or talk to someone because you think they are not important or you don't like them.

  • What words refer to ignoring someone?
    ignore, not pay any attention to, pay no attention to, not take any notice of, take no notice of, don't mind me/her/them, shrug off, not want to know, take someone for granted, avoid, refuse to acknowledge, don't greet
  • What words refer to ignoring something someone says to you?
    ignore, disregard, not take any notice of, not listen to, fall on deaf ears,
  • What words refer to ignoring something bad that is happening?
    overlook, let it pass, turn a blind eye, shut your eyes to, close your eyes, bury your head in the sand,
  • What words refer to ignoring someone by rudely pretending not to see them?
    pretend not to notice, pretend not to see, look right through, snub, cut someone dead, shut out,
  • What words refer to a person in authority ignoring what is good for the people under them?
    trample on, trample underfoot, ride roughshod over,