Forbid
Forbid verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.
Ignore
Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| people | forbid people | ignore people |
| way | forbid way | ignore way |
| characters | forbid characters | ignore characters |
| player | forbid player | ignore player |
| Other words: humans. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Played for Laughs in The Big Bang Theory: Raj tries to forbid his sister Priya from seeing Leonard, but they ignore him.
Source: My Sister Is Off-Limits! - Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: Characters who have gone on a drinking binge will ignore all other responsibilities they have, ignore your attempts to forbid them from drinking more beer, and vomit in inconvenient places (which ruins the room's attractiveness until it's cleaned up).
Source: Video Game / RimWorld -
And if, god forbid, you completely ignore a terror site, you get minus 1000 rating points, in a game where getting 500 positive points per month is a lot.
Source: Video Game Cruelty Punishment
Cite this Source
Ignore and Forbid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbid/ignore
Forbid & Ignore. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbid/ignore>.
Ignore or Forbid. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbid/ignore.
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