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present participle of ignore.

ignoring

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neglecting adj.
omitting adj.
omission n.
omitting n.
silent treatment n.

ADJECTIVE

neglecting

Synonyms

STRONG

omitting overlooking slighting

ADJECTIVE

omitting

Synonyms

STRONG

canceling discarding disregarding excepting excluding missing neglecting overlooking precluding repudiating slighting withholding

WEAK

not including not naming passing over

Antonyms

WEAK

including inserting mentioning

NOUN

omission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breach carelessness exclusion failing lapse oversight

STRONG

blank break cancellation chasm default disregard elimination elision failure forgetfulness gap hiatus inadvertence inadvertency lack lacuna neglect overlook preclusion preterition pretermission prohibition repudiation skip slip withholding

WEAK

cutting out disregardance excluding leaving out missing noninclusion overlooking passing over slighting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

success

STRONG

accomplishment achievement allowance closure continuation continuity juncture perfection permission regard respect

WEAK

addition inclusion insertion remembrance

NOUN

omitting

Synonyms

STRONG

excluding overlooking

WEAK

omission oversight

NOUN

silent treatment

Synonyms

WEAK

blackballing cold shoulder ignore someone ostracism ostracization sending to Coventry

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ignoring

Like many seniors who live in homes with more than one story, you have a problem that won’t go away by ignoring it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

There had been accusations that the honours system had been ignoring rugby league out of snobbishness.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Specialist façade contractor Lindner Prater was also fined £300,000, after it and St James were found guilty of ignoring "foreseeable risks".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Agents and bots in its labs were caught scheming, hiding errors and ignoring restraints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Second,” Jack continued, ignoring her, “did you hear what she and the Huntsman were talking about? They mentioned the Wicked Queen and betrayal and Snow White...and the Mirror!”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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