ignoring
Paying no attention
Ignoring is deliberately paying no attention to something or someone.
You can ignore a ringing phone, ignore advice, or ignore a person who wants your attention.
The act implies awareness—you can't ignore what you haven't noticed.
She kept ignoring his texts.
Ignoring the problem won't make it go away.
Act of leaving permanently
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- inattentionLack of focus
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
lapse · omission · forgetfulness · remissness · slackness · shirking · default · dropping the ball
Miss or commanding view
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- dismissalRemoval from position
- passing overGoing across or ignoring
- turning awayRedirecting oneself elsewhere
tuning out · brushing aside · paying no mind · blanking · filtering out · zoning out · glossing over · waving off
Releasing one's grasp
- allowingGranting permission to proceed
- permittingGiving consent or authorization
- acceptingWilling to receive
- enduringPersisting through time
putting up with · bearing · suffering · abiding · living with · turning a blind eye · looking the other way · letting be
Intentional social rejection
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- slightMinor or thin
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
- spurnRefuse with contempt
ostracize · shun · cutting · stonewalling · freezing out · avoiding eye contact
Lacking knowledge of something
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- cluelessLacking any understanding
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
heedless · inattentive · unobservant · insensible · unperceptive · unseeing · missing · in the dark
abandonment
Act of leaving permanently
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- inattentionLack of focus
oversight · lapse · omission · forgetfulness · remissness · slackness · shirking · default · dropping the ball · putting off
overlook
Miss or commanding view
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- dismissalRemoval from position
- passing overGoing across or ignoring
turning away · tuning out · brushing aside · paying no mind · blanking · filtering out · zoning out · glossing over · waving off · letting slide
letting go
Releasing one's grasp
- allowingGranting permission to proceed
- permittingGiving consent or authorization
- acceptingWilling to receive
enduring · putting up with · bearing · suffering · abiding · living with · turning a blind eye · looking the other way · letting be · excusing
cold-shoulder
Intentional social rejection
spurn · ostracize · shun · cutting · stonewalling · freezing out · avoiding eye contact
unaware
Lacking knowledge of something
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- cluelessLacking any understanding
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
unsuspecting · heedless · inattentive · unobservant · insensible · unperceptive · unseeing · missing · in the dark · none the wiser
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- annoying behaviorsnagging, pestering, bothering, irritating, aggravating
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, time-out, timeout, grounded
- disrespectinsulting, belittling, demeaning, mocking, ridiculing
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
ignoringnoticing
Becoming aware of
heeding · attending to · acknowledging · observing · recognizing
ignoringacknowledging
Accepting as true
recognizing · accepting · validating · affirming · greeting
ignoringaddressing
Speaking to or handling
dealing with · confronting · tackling · attending to · handling
- ignoring signsFailing to heed warnings
- ignoring feedbackDeclining to acknowledge suggestions
ignore, ignored, ignorant, ignorance, ignores, ignorable, ignorers, ignorances, ignorer