Ignore
Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Quote
Quote verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution
Common collocations
| character | ignore character | quote character |
| cover | ignore cover | quote cover |
| characters | ignore characters | quote characters |
| game | ignore game | quote game |
Both words in one sentence
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He loves to ignore others' comments because of what's Really Important right now while reciting a bit of doggerel, throwing in a pithy quote or other choice bit of sarcasm as a bonus.
Source: The Wonka -
Ignore the Disability: Invoked in the quote up top.
Source: Series / Fawlty Towers - In The Avengers, during Nick Fury's famous quote — "I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it." — the camera is orbiting around him and the holographic screens showing the council.
Source: Orbital Shot
Cite this Source
Quote and Ignore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ignore/quote
Ignore & Quote. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ignore/quote>.
Quote or Ignore. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ignore/quote.
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