Synonym Study

• Forget , in this connection, implies an intentional disregarding or omitting let's forget our differences
• Slight implies a disregarding or neglecting in an indifferent or disdainful way a critic who seems to slight younger writers
• Ignore suggests a deliberate disregarding, sometimes through stubborn refusal to face the facts but you ignore the necessity for action
• Disregard implies inattention or neglect, usually intentional to disregard someone's wishes
• Overlook suggests a failure to see or to take action, either inadvertently or indulgently I'll overlook your error this time
• Omit , in this connection, implies a neglecting through oversight, absorption, etc. I omitted to give him directions to the house
• Neglect implies a failure to carry out some expected or required action, either through carelessness or by intention I neglected to set the alarm