What are some opposite words for ignore?

Antonyms for ignoreig·nore

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term ignore.

Wiktionary3.0 / 5 votes

  1. ignoreverb

    Antonyms:
    watch

    Synonyms:
    turn a blind eye

  2. ignoreverb

    To deliberately pay no attention to.

    Antonyms:
    watch

    Synonyms:
    turn a blind eye

  3. ignoreverb

    Fail to notice.

    Synonyms:
    turn a blind eye

    Antonyms:
    watch

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.7 / 3 votes

  1. ignoreverb

    Antonyms:
    address, address, apostrophize, appeal, approach, cost, court, greet, hail, salute, speak to, woo

    Synonyms:
    avoid, cut, elude, overlook, pass, pass by, shun

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ignore

    Antonyms:
    own, notice, mark, visit, recognize

    Synonyms:
    disown, repudiate, overlook

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Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 8 votes

  1. ignore, disregard, snub, cutverb

    refuse to acknowledge

    "She cut him dead at the meeting"

    Antonyms:
    know, note, cognise, cognize, mark, notice

    Synonyms:
    foreshorten, veer, bring down, snub, turn off, burn, rationalize, hack, dismiss, write out, prune, thin, rebuff, cut, repel, slue, trim back, trim, swerve, shorten, edit out, brush off, edit, thin out, cut down, skip, neglect, abridge, reduce, rationalise, discount, cut off, push aside, curve, switch off, sheer, make out, contract, trim down, slew, tailor, turn out, dilute, brush aside, disregard, issue, cut back, abbreviate, trend, geld

  2. dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignoreverb

    bar from attention or consideration

    "She dismissed his advances"

    Antonyms:
    notice, know, note, cognise, cognize, mark

    Synonyms:
    neglect, send away, snub, throw out, give the sack, usher out, disregard, brush aside, sack, drop, discount, send packing, cut, force out, dismiss, displace, can, push aside, brush off, give notice, terminate, dissolve, give the axe, fire, push away

  3. ignoreverb

    fail to notice

    Antonyms:
    note, cognize, mark, cognise, know, notice

    Synonyms:
    brush aside, snub, brush off, neglect, push aside, disregard, dismiss, cut, discount

  4. neglect, ignore, disregardverb

    give little or no attention to

    "Disregard the errors"

    Antonyms:
    notice, cognize, note, cognise, mark, know

    Synonyms:
    miss, omit, brush aside, overlook, disregard, leave out, cut, discount, overleap, dismiss, drop, push aside, brush off, neglect, fail, snub, pretermit

  5. ignoreverb

    be ignorant of or in the dark about

    Antonyms:
    know, mark, cognize, cognise, notice, note

    Synonyms:
    brush aside, snub, brush off, neglect, push aside, disregard, dismiss, cut, discount

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ignoreverb

    Synonyms:
    disregard, slight, connive, overlook

Editors Contribution3.2 / 6 votes

  1. beckoned

    make a gesture with the hand or ignore

    Submitted by anonymous on September 9, 2020  
  2. compel

    Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2020  
  3. evaluate

    Submitted by rinat on September 22, 2019  

How to use ignore in a sentence?

  1. W. Somerset Maugham:

    There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish to bewail it senseless.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    Throwing away a seat in the reddest state in America is hard to ignore.

  3. Omaid Sharifi:

    You can't ignore the Taliban, but there are red lines. If they come back and join the political process, we will be there with our art. People can't just keep killing.

  4. Paul Hokemeyer:

    One of the gifts of aging in recovery is the ability to ignore the noise and distractions of life. In long-term sobriety, people are able to focus on the qualitative aspects of their lives, like relationships, meaningful work and peace of mind, and let go of the neurotic pursuit for quantitative fulfillment, such as power, property and prestige.

  5. British Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin:

    It is regrettable that since 2012, Spain has chosen to ignore its own commitments, which had included removing its objection to the inclusion of Gibraltar airport in EU aviation legislation.

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#201know
#249address
#294own
#399visit
#460note
#489cost
#608court
#689notice
#834mark
#871watch
#1266approach
#2842appeal
#4719ignore
#4730recognize
#14400hail
#14637woo
#18518salute
#18781greet
#316009cognize

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