disregarded
Paid no attention
Disregarded is the past tense and past participle of disregard, meaning to pay no attention to or treat as unimportant.
Something disregarded has been ignored, overlooked, or dismissed despite being present or relevant.
Her warnings were completely disregarded by the committee.
The word often carries a tone of complaint or criticism, suggesting that what was ignored deserved more consideration than it received.
Not perceived by anyone
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- dismissedReleased from duty
- bypassedWent around an obstacle
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
unconsidered · forgotten · sidelined · snubbed · unheard · invisible · omitted · unobserved
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- uncared-forLacking attention or maintenance
- unmaintainedNot kept in repair
- unattendedLacking supervision or care
forgotten · unloved · derelict · dilapidated · disused · forlorn · orphaned · left-behind
Openly defied authority
- violatedBroke a rule
- disobeyedFailed to follow orders
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- transgressedBroke a rule
contravened · ignored · breached · overridden · circumvented · skirted · rebelled · resisted
Refused or turned away
- spurnedRejected with contempt
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- discountedReduced in price
- undervaluedRated below true worth
underestimated · minimized · downplayed · belittled · trivialized · pooh-poohed · deprecated · disparaged
unnoticed
Not perceived by anyone
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- dismissedReleased from duty
- bypassedWent around an obstacle
unacknowledged · unconsidered · forgotten · sidelined · snubbed · unheard · invisible · omitted · unobserved · unattended
abandoned
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- uncared-forLacking attention or maintenance
- unmaintainedNot kept in repair
unattended · forgotten · unloved · derelict · dilapidated · disused · forlorn · orphaned · left-behind · untended
flouted
Openly defied authority
transgressed · contravened · ignored · breached · overridden · circumvented · skirted · rebelled · resisted · challenged
rejected
Refused or turned away
- spurnedRejected with contempt
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- discountedReduced in price
undervalued · underestimated · minimized · downplayed · belittled · trivialized · pooh-poohed · deprecated · disparaged · disdained
- overlookedoverlooked, unnoticed, ignored, forgotten, neglected
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- obscurityinvisibility, anonymity, concealment, hiddenness, obscurity
- sidelinedbenched, shelved, sidetracked, put on hold, on hold
- out of controlwild, chaotic, unruly, unchecked, runaway
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
disregardednoticed
Became aware of
observed · heeded · attended to · noted · perceived
disregardedconsidered
Thought about carefully
weighed · taken into account · accounted for · deliberated · pondered
- reckless disregardConscious indifference to risk