Synonyms for turn a blind eye
turn a blind eye

Princeton's WordNet

1. turn a blind eyeverb

   refuse to acknowledge

   "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office"

Matched Categories

1. • Ignore

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1. Bob Menendez:

   The President needs to have a clear and consistent approach to China, and not turn a blind eye as a million Muslims are unjustly imprisoned and forced into labor camps by an autocratic regime.

2. Interior Department spokeswoman Heather Swift:

   We welcome their resignations and would expect nothing less than quitting from members who found it convenient to turn a blind eye to women being sexually harassed at National Parks.

3. Ben Cardin:

   It's just not fair to say someone can't achieve their full potential because they happen to be a woman, there are so many times we turn a blind eye because we say, 'Is it really our fight?' The answer is: It is our fight.

4. Rodrigo Duterte:

   I would say to China, 'do not claim anything here and I will not insist also that it is ours'. But then I will just keep (turn) a blind eye, if you want joint ventures, fine, we can get the gas and the oil.

5. Michael Milham:

   In short, I believe the clinical community is recognizing that ADHD is not just a disorder of childhood and we can not turn a blind eye to its negative outcomes, i was encouraged by the fact that the recognition of ADHD in adults is increasing and disparities decreasing, though alarmed by the substantial work still needed to remove such disparities.