gloss over

disregards

dɪsrɪˈɡɑːd

verb

pay no attention to; ignore.

the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

ignore,take no notice of,take no account of,pay no attention/heed to,refuse to acknowledge,discount,set aside,forget,overlook,dismiss,turn a blind eye to,turn a deaf ear to,shut one’s eyes to,pass over,gloss over,brush off/aside,shrug off,look the other way,laugh off,make light of,thumb one’s nose at,write off,blank

noun

the action or state of paying no attention to something.

blatant disregard for the law

indifference,non-observance,inattention,heedlessness,carelessness,neglect,lack of attention,lack of notice,lack of heed,negligence

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disregarding

dɪsrɪˈɡɑːd

verb

pay no attention to; ignore.

the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

ignore,take no notice of,take no account of,pay no attention/heed to,refuse to acknowledge,discount,set aside,forget,overlook,dismiss,turn a blind eye to,turn a deaf ear to,shut one’s eyes to,pass over,gloss over,brush off/aside,shrug off,look the other way,laugh off,make light of,thumb one’s nose at,write off,blank

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disregarded

dɪsrɪˈɡɑːd

verb

pay no attention to; ignore.

the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

ignore,take no notice of,take no account of,pay no attention/heed to,refuse to acknowledge,discount,set aside,forget,overlook,dismiss,turn a blind eye to,turn a deaf ear to,shut one’s eyes to,pass over,gloss over,brush off/aside,shrug off,look the other way,laugh off,make light of,thumb one’s nose at,write off,blank

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disregard

dɪsrɪˈɡɑːd

verb

pay no attention to; ignore.

the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

ignore,take no notice of,take no account of,pay no attention/heed to,refuse to acknowledge,discount,set aside,forget,overlook,dismiss,turn a blind eye to,turn a deaf ear to,shut one’s eyes to,pass over,gloss over,brush off/aside,shrug off,look the other way,laugh off,make light of,thumb one’s nose at,write off,blank

noun

the action or state of paying no attention to something.

blatant disregard for the law

indifference,non-observance,inattention,heedlessness,carelessness,neglect,lack of attention,lack of notice,lack of heed,negligence

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detracts

dɪˈtrakt

verb

diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).

these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement

belittle,take away from,diminish,reduce,lessen,minimize,lower,make light of,play down,discount,soft-pedal,brush aside,gloss over,trivialize,decry,depreciate,denigrate,devalue,devaluate,deprecate,pooh-pooh,hold cheap,derogate,misprize,minify

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detracting

dɪˈtrakt

verb

diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).

these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement

belittle,take away from,diminish,reduce,lessen,minimize,lower,make light of,play down,discount,soft-pedal,brush aside,gloss over,trivialize,decry,depreciate,denigrate,devalue,devaluate,deprecate,pooh-pooh,hold cheap,derogate,misprize,minify

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detracted

dɪˈtrakt

verb

diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).

these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement

belittle,take away from,diminish,reduce,lessen,minimize,lower,make light of,play down,discount,soft-pedal,brush aside,gloss over,trivialize,decry,depreciate,denigrate,devalue,devaluate,deprecate,pooh-pooh,hold cheap,derogate,misprize,minify

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detract

dɪˈtrakt

verb

diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).

these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement

belittle,take away from,diminish,reduce,lessen,minimize,lower,make light of,play down,discount,soft-pedal,brush aside,gloss over,trivialize,decry,depreciate,denigrate,devalue,devaluate,deprecate,pooh-pooh,hold cheap,derogate,misprize,minify

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connives

kəˈnʌɪv

verb

secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.

I did not connive in the production of these documents

deliberately ignore,overlook,not take into consideration,disregard,pass over,gloss over,take no notice of,take no account of,make allowances for,turn a blind eye to,close/shut one’s eyes to,wink at,blink at,excuse,pardon,forgive,condone,let someone off with,let go,let pass,look the other way,let something ride

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connived

kəˈnʌɪv

verb

secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.

I did not connive in the production of these documents

deliberately ignore,overlook,not take into consideration,disregard,pass over,gloss over,take no notice of,take no account of,make allowances for,turn a blind eye to,close/shut one’s eyes to,wink at,blink at,excuse,pardon,forgive,condone,let someone off with,let go,let pass,look the other way,let something ride

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connive

kəˈnʌɪv

verb

secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.

I did not connive in the production of these documents

deliberately ignore,overlook,not take into consideration,disregard,pass over,gloss over,take no notice of,take no account of,make allowances for,turn a blind eye to,close/shut one’s eyes to,wink at,blink at,excuse,pardon,forgive,condone,let someone off with,let go,let pass,look the other way,let something ride

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