took no notice of

Paid no attention

Took no notice of means to ignore or fail to acknowledge something or someone, whether deliberately or through inattention.

She took no notice of his complaints and continued working.

The phrase suggests either conscious disregard or genuine obliviousness—context determines which.

It functions as a phrasal verb in past tense, with present forms being take no notice of or takes no notice of.

Related

neglected · brushed aside · unacknowledged · skipped · dismissed · tuned out · oblivious · shunned · blanked · bypassed · inattentive · zoned out · omitted · unresponsive · avoided · unconcerned · apathetic · excluded

Opposites
attention/awareness

took no notice ofnoticed

Became aware of

paid attention to · heeded · observed · attended to · picked up on

responsiveness/action

took no notice ofheeded

Gave due attention

acted on · acknowledged · addressed · took into account · followed

Family

notice, took, taking, notices, noticed, noticing, noticeable, noticeably, unnoticed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G