paid no mind
Gave no attention
To pay no mind is to ignore or disregard something completely: She paid no mind to the gossip.
The phrase implies deliberate inattention—choosing not to let something affect you.
More common in American English and often carries a folksy or Southern flavor: Don't pay him no mind, he's just talking.
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- neglectFailure to provide care
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- looked the other wayDeliberately avoided noticing
zoning out · daydreaming · glossing over · dismiss · distractions · apathy · nonchalance · spacing out · tune out · unconcern · let slide · couldn't be bothered · shun · bypass · insensitivity · omit · avoiding · brush off
paid no mindpaid attention
Actively focused awareness
heeded · paid heed · took notice · attended to · took heed
paid no mindacknowledged
Accepted as true
respected · validated · took into account · honored · entertained
paid, paying, payment, payments, repaid, repaying, repayment, repayments, underpaid