Meaning & use

ignoring

verb·Everyday

Deliberately paying no attention to someone or something.

See it in a sentence

She kept ignoring his calls after their argument last week.

Ignoring the warning signs, the crew continued the climb despite the storm.

A note on using this word

Ignoring implies a conscious choice, unlike "not noticing," which suggests the attention was never there at all.

Words with a similar meaning

disregardingoverlooking

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Words with an opposite meaning

heeding

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