I thought of words like neglect and disregard, but doesn't really fit too well.
The sentence is like this:
The horrible scene and sickening smell could be _______, but the conscience in my own head could not.
2007-12-11 15:47:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
consciously set aside
I would reword this to say:
The horrible scene and the sickening smell could be consciously set aside in my head but the conscience deep inside my own heart could not.
2007-12-11 15:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by rogerws76 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is Purposely A Word
2016-10-18 00:14:10 · answer #2 · answered by delmendo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avoided
2007-12-11 16:12:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i think ignore is always purposely, so you don't have to worry about that part.
ignore is a good word, but here are some more:
disregard, neglect, abandon...
2007-12-11 15:56:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgotten, thwarted, blocked
2007-12-11 15:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by fair2midlynn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the word ignore implies that something is being consciously set aside....
2007-12-11 18:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dismissed, shunned
later: ignored, disregarded
2007-12-11 15:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
disregard, shut out, shun, tune out...
2007-12-11 15:53:03 · answer #8 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
snubbed
2007-12-11 15:55:43 · answer #9 · answered by LandOfMisty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
overlooked? discounted?
2007-12-11 15:53:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋