unignorable

adjective

un·​ig·​nor·​able ˌən-ig-ˈnȯr-ə-bəl How to pronounce unignorable (audio)
: unable to be ignored : not ignorable
an unignorable problem/error
unignorably adverb

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But climate change is also becoming an unignorable concern in garment-producing regions as extreme weather exacerbates heat stress in factories and fuels humanitarian crises such as flooding and drought. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 2 Feb. 2026 The film wields this voice—used with the permission of Hind’s surviving family—as unimpeachable, unignorable evidence. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026 Thanks in large part to the internet and social media, this demographic has become loud, unignorable, and—for many booksellers and publishers in other literary niches—enviable. Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025 Desmond’s book makes an urgent and unignorable appeal to our national conscience, one that has been quietly eroded over decades of increasing personal consumption and untiring corporate greed. Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 1 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unignorable

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unignorable was in 1955

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“Unignorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unignorable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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