Be-labor is a verb that means to excessively emphasize a point or issue or to criticize someone repeatedly. Its antonyms include ignore, disregard, overlook, and neglect. To ignore is to intentionally pay no attention to something or someone. Disregard means to fail to consider or pay attention to something or someone. Overlook means to fail to notice something or someone. Neglect means to fail to give something or someone the necessary care or attention. To use these antonyms in a sentence, one could say, "Instead of be-laboring the issue, we should ignore it and focus on more pressing matters.