Ignore and Sight

Ignore

Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

Sight is an antonym for ignore.

Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Sight

Sight verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
Usage example: the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land

Ignore is an antonym for sight in see topic.

Nearby Words: sigh, sighted, sightly, sighting, sightless

Common collocations

people ignore people sight people
time ignore time sight time

Both words in one sentence

  • The Guards Must Be Crazy They usually clear the area just out of sight and ignore any areas slightly farther out of sight.
  • In Deus Ex, and a number of similar games, the AI is usually pretty good...but will ignore the dead or unconscious body of an ally unless he was killed within sight of it.
  • Distracted By The Sexy / Anime and Manga Uruchi usually only has eyes for Haruko, but the sight of Love Espada bending over onstage in a Playboy Bunny costume was too provocative even for her to ignore.
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