Synonyms of blinking (at)

blinking (at)

verb

present participle of blink (at)

as in ignoring

to dismiss as of little importance

the firm conviction that we should never blink at any instances of plagiarism, whether in academia or in commercial publishing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• forgiving
• overlooking
• winking (at)
• brushing (aside or off)
• passing over
• explaining
• glossing (over)
• shrugging off
• papering over
• justifying
• pardoning
• forgiving and forgetting
• excusing
• disregarding
• glozing (over)
• discounting
• closing one's eyes to
• condoning
• remitting
• whitewashing
• overpassing
• waving (aside or off)
• rationalizing
• exonerating
• exculpating
• vindicating
• absolving
• waiving
• acquitting
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objecting (to)
• marking
• noting
• heeding
• minding