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LISTEN Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word listen. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For LISTEN

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disregard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

ignore
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

block
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

• a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

• a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

• a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

• housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

• (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

• an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

• a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

• a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• a platform from which an auctioneer sells

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

verb

• render unsuitable for passage

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• stop from happening or developing

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• run on a block system

• interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

• stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

• obstruct

• block passage through

• support, secure, or raise with a block

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• be unable to remember

• shape by using a block

• shape into a block or blocks

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

interrupt
verbv
noun

• a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

verb

• make a break in

• destroy the peace or tranquility of

• interfere in someone else's activity

• terminate or end

speak
verbv
verb

• express in speech

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• use language

• give a speech to

• make a characteristic or natural sound

talk
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an exchange of ideas via conversation

• discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

• the act of giving a talk to an audience

• a speech that is open to the public

• idle gossip or rumor

verb

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• express in speech

• use language

• reveal information

• divulge confidential information or secrets

• deliver a lecture or talk

defocus
verbv
noun

• The process of going out of focus.

verb

• To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.

disobey
verbv
verb

• refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

Alternatives for DISREGARD

Alternatives for IGNORE

Alternatives for BLOCK

Alternatives for INTERRUPT

Alternatives for SPEAK

Alternatives for TALK

Alternatives for DEFOCUS

Alternatives for DISOBEY

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