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adjective

as in oblivious

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disregarding

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verb

present participle of disregard
1
as in despising
to ignore in a disrespectful manner disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride

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2
as in ignoring
to fail to give proper attention to disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway

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as in overlooking
to dismiss as of little importance this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors

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Recent Examples of disregarding
Verb
In the tape of the 9-1-1 call, Randolph can be heard disregarding paramedic’s orders, giving Causse chest compressions even after he was instructed to not touch the body. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 The lawsuits from New York Times, from every major media outlet, disregarding just stealing things from my perspective and ingesting is totally inappropriate. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 Chicago police have alternately been accused of disregarding federal agents’ 911 calls and aiding immigration enforcement through traffic stops and crowd control. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Ellison says that email was sent to the company's firearms compliance team, but a team member admitted to disregarding the email in a deposition. — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The Fed focuses on underlying inflation, often disregarding volatile factors like tariffs or energy price swings, especially amidst the Iran War. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Sotelo was issued two citations, including disregarding a traffic signal and having no driver’s license, per FOX 4. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are disregarding their lawyers’ advice about a life-changing decision amid their divorce. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 Salgado Araujo, the department added, was shot after disregarding orders and attempting to ram an agent, who fired his weapon in self-defense. — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregarding
  1. oblivious
  2. despising
  3. ignoring
  4. overlooking
  5. unmindful
  6. forgetting
  7. forgiving
  8. thoughtless
Adjective
  • Keeping her husband happy yet oblivious—managing his baby fever with staged fake miscarriages—only goes so far when Martha begins suffering an inexplicable illness that culminates in an impossible pregnancy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The $125 million production stars a nearly unrecognizable Cruise playing an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of oblivious
Verb
  • For example, Scalia famously cast the deciding vote in 1989 to hold unconstitutional a law criminalizing burning the American flag despite being a big patriot and despising such activities.
    — Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, Sully and Helen go from despising one another to falling head over heels.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of despising
Verb
  • October 06, 2026 Optimism isn’t about ignoring problems or pretending everything will work out.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Sutskever is the moral center of the film and grows increasingly uncomfortable as Altman forges ahead with complicated AI models that have learned how to lie, willfully ignoring risks.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • The clubhouse would have a bar, restaurant, locker rooms and verandas overlooking the golf course and tennis courts.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Domaine Drouhin Oregon 2023 Arthur Chardonnay Dundee Hills Domaine Drouhin Oregon covers 235 acres in the Dundee Hills overlooking the Willamette Valley.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of overlooking
Adjective
  • Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
Definition of unmindful
Verb
  • How many of those handoffs involve a human summarizing, paraphrasing or simply forgetting the original signal?
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This story does not suggest that reconciliation requires forgetting the past or excusing harmful choices.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgetting
Verb
  • Telluride’s ski area stretches across more than 2,000 acres, from wide, forgiving groomers to steep chutes and bowls, with the terrain climbing to 12,570 feet.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The schedule is not forgiving — Texas and Georgia await; doormats Arkansas and South Carolina do not — and the Rebels could find themselves on the bubble, needing to point to LSU as a resume win.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of forgiving
Adjective
  • Or maybe he was lured into his thoughtless comments because of the jocularity inside that room full of reporters.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At the outset of this chatty novel, the protagonist, Caroline, who was recently ghosted by a thoughtless man, has had a story published in this magazine.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoughtless

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“Disregarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disregarding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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