diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b15b70b..930c2c7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ All imported files are watched except from the following directories:
 
 #### Ignore files from being watched
 
-If you wish to exclude files from being watched, you can pass `--ignored` multiple times:
+If you wish to exclude files from being watched, you can pass `--ignore` multiple times:
 ```sh
-tsx watch --ignored ./ignore-me.js --ignored ./ignore-me-too.js ./file.ts
+tsx watch --ignore ./ignore-me.js --ignore ./ignore-me-too.js ./file.ts
 ```
 
 This flag is passed to [chokidar](https://github.com/paulmillr/chokidar) thus glob patterns also work here.
diff --git a/src/watch/index.ts b/src/watch/index.ts
index 33e101d1..7246838d 100644
--- a/src/watch/index.ts
+++ b/src/watch/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const flags = {
 		description: 'Clearing the screen on rerun',
 		default: true,
 	},
-	ignored: {
+	ignore: {
 		type: [String],
 		description: 'Paths & globs to exclude from being watched',
 		default: [],
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const watchCommand = command({
 		noCache: argv.flags.noCache,
 		tsconfigPath: argv.flags.tsconfig,
 		clearScreen: argv.flags.clearScreen,
-		ignored: argv.flags.ignored,
+		ignore: argv.flags.ignore,
 		ipc: true,
 	};
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export const watchCommand = command({
 				// Distribution files
 				'**/dist/**',
 
-				...options.ignored,
+				...options.ignore,
 			],
 			ignorePermissionErrors: true,
 		},
diff --git a/tests/specs/watch.ts b/tests/specs/watch.ts
index 353832dc..9a56d872 100644
--- a/tests/specs/watch.ts
+++ b/tests/specs/watch.ts
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }, fixturePath: string) => {
 					args: [
 						'watch',
 						'--clear-screen=false',
-						`--ignored=${path.join(fixtures.path, ignoredFilenames[0])}`,
-						`--ignored=${path.join(fixtures.path, ignoredFilenames[1])}`,
+						`--ignore=${path.join(fixtures.path, ignoredFilenames[0])}`,
+						`--ignore=${path.join(fixtures.path, ignoredFilenames[1])}`,
 						path.join(fixtures.path, includedFilename),
 					],
 				});