slur over

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SLUR

to fail to give proper attention to <a documentary that slurs over certain important facts as it offers a very biased case for a conspiracy theory>

Synonyms bypass, disregard, forget, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)

Related Words fail; miss, omit; brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off); disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn; scant, skimp

Near Antonyms appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value; cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture; pamper; remember; listen (to), watch; follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark

Antonyms attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)

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