ignored

26 1.6

People do not pay attention to a person or thing

adjective
/ɪɡˈnɔrd/

: ignorado

Many talented artists remain ignored by the mainstream media.

Examples

His brilliant ideas were often ignored during meetings.
And that's because I feel like fiber has been this ignored superfood.
She felt ignored when her friends didn't notice her achievements.

Synonyms

neglected

vsignored

24 4.1

Not given proper attention and often ignored by others

is treated on purpose rather than overlooked by accident

unheeded

vsignored

5 6.5

Not noticed or ignored so no one pays attention

is treated on purpose as unimportant rather than simply not noticed

unregarded

vsignored

1 6.7

Not noticed or given any attention

is actively given no attention rather than being merely overlooked

Antonyms

considered

19 3.3

Made after careful thought

acknowledged

8 3.5

Accepted by others as true or real

How Much Attention

acknowledged

8 3.5

noticed

7 1.0

ignored

26 1.6

unnoticed

63 2.5

Surface Forms

ignored positive

Morphology

ignored = ignore (transparent) = ignor + ed

The adjective is the regular past participial form of 'ignore', and its meaning is directly recoverable from the verb.

Etymology

Ignored comes from the Latin verb ignorare, which means 'not know' and is linked to the English word 'know'. So, to ignore someone or something is to act as if you 'do not know' them, not giving attention on purpose.