Follow and Ignore

Follow

Follow verb - To act according to the commands of.
Usage example: follow me, and you'll do OK

Ignore is an antonym for follow in topics: obey, trail, act in accordance with.

Nearby Words: following, follower, followed

Ignore

Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Usage example: ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road

Follow is an antonym for ignore.

Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Common collocations

character follow character ignore character
people follow people ignore people
plot follow plot ignore plot
time follow time ignore time
Other words: way, characters, rule, law, story, advice, player, rules, instructions, orders, events, commands, laws.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Murdoch Mysteries Brackenreid reminds Murdoch that he should ignore all that nonsense, and "follow the money" instead.
  • Web Video / Ross's Game Dungeon Start My Own: Ross wants people to ignore the laws regarding piracy and make their own "internet law" and follow it instead.
  • Similar to Dream Land and Cyberspace, a Mental World does not follow the regular laws of physics, and may ignore or respond badly to characters trying to use logic or force.
    Source: Mental World
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