Ignore and Refer

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Ignore

Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
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Antonyms for Ignore
Refer is an antonym for ignore.
Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Refer

Refer verb - To have a relation or connection.
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Synonyms for Refer
Antonyms for Refer
Ignore is an antonym for refer in topics: concern, mention.
Nearby Words: reference, referred, referring, referral, referable
Similar words of ignore

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Common collocations

person ignore person refer person
people ignore people refer people
part ignore part refer part
death ignore death refer death
Other words: time, fact, way, characters, evidence, everyone.

Both words in one sentence

  • Square Peg, Round Trope Fanon Discontinuity is supposed to refer to cases when a sequel or episode just screws up our mental image of the plot, so the fandom collectively decides to ignore its existence.
    Source: Square Peg, Round Trope
  • The kids she used to babysit basically refer to him as her boyfriend and ignore all protests to the contrary.
    Source: Everyone Can See It
  • Web Video / Code MENT Belligerent Sexual Tension: In-universe, Lelouch and Kallen seem to refer to themselves as having it in Episode 3 (though Lelouch seems to ignore it after this point).
    Source: Web Video / Code MENT
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Refer and Ignore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ignore/refer
Ignore & Refer. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ignore/refer>.
Refer or Ignore. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ignore/refer.

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