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reject vs ignore

ignore vs reject

reject is a noun but ignore is not a noun.

reject and ignore both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reject Yes No Yes No
ignore No No Yes No
As verbs, ignore is a hyponym of reject; that is, ignore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reject:
  • reject: not accept something given or offered
  • ignore: bar from attention or consideration
reject (noun) ignore (noun)
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
reject (verb) ignore (verb)
not accept something given or offered be ignorant of or in the dark about
dismiss from consideration or a contest give little or no attention to
deem wrong or inappropriate bar from attention or consideration
reject with contempt refuse to acknowledge
not accept as true fail to notice
refuse entrance or membership
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Difference between reject and ignore

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