as in casualness
lack of interest or concern
revelers firing guns in the air with complete disregard for the possible consequences
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1
as in to despise
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride
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as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway
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as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors
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Recent Examples of disregard
Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The Nets took care of business on Sunday, with complete disregard for NBA Draft lottery odds, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 122-114 at Barclays Center on the second night of a back-to-back set.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
In other words, the excess of the original debt over the amount determined to have been due can be disregarded in calculating gross income.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Another example is in the Zambezi River Basin in southern Africa, where countries increasingly disregard agreements to notify one another before building projects that will affect the water flow.
—Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
The Nets took care of business on Sunday, with complete disregard for NBA Draft lottery odds, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 122-114 at Barclays Center on the second night of a back-to-back set.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
The feds said trial evidence would have proven how Adams partly repaid the bribes by forcing former FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro to disregard safety concerns by prematurely opening a skyscraper in Midtown housing Turkey’s consulate in time for a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
In other words, the excess of the original debt over the amount determined to have been due can be disregarded in calculating gross income.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregard
Verb
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Why are all these cases involving the coddling of savages who despise America seem to end up in front of card-carrying fellow travelers like Boasberg and Sorokin?—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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These steps may not deter all of Iraq’s leaders from coordinating with Iran; there is a small contingent of elites who truly despise the United States.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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Though last Friday’s March jobs release was better than expected, with an increase in 228,000 jobs according to the nonfarm payroll report, it was widely ignored as old news due to the tariff implementation.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Pedro Pascal isn't ignoring an obvious parallel between himself and his character in the HBO series The Last of Us.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Fans have not forgiven him for trading a global superstar in the prime of his career.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is one of the situations where even the most fervent ‘anti-muted celebration’ crowd could forgive a player for toning things down a bit.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the time, Riley wasn’t even talking about Herro, but rather of another year of seeming regular-season indifference from Jimmy Butler and the sometimes schedule of the since-dealt disgruntled forward Still, that’s what made last week’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks so meaningful for Herro.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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An informal survey of non-students around downtown Elon Wednesday suggested at least a touch of indifference.—
Josh Shaffer,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When transferring goods into freezer-safe bags, don’t forget to date and label the bags.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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With last year’s coaches off the staff, Polk and Baker’s disappointing rookie campaigns can be forgotten.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The mission began in fairly standard form: The SEALs infiltrated a bleak and dusty corner of Ramadi that happened to overlook a marketplace and, unbeknownst to them, also sat across from the lair of the Iraqi insurgents.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The dining area opens onto a balcony overlooking Piazza San Babila.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the description of the ensemble might sound boring, the key to this look is Zendaya’s natural air of nonchalance.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet the shirts are made to be worn with a certain nonchalance.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
24 Mar. 2025
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Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers.—
Mary Tompkins Lewis,
WSJ,
26 Nov. 2022
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“Disregard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disregard. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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