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brushes aside

VERB

ignore; refuse

Synonyms

WEAK

boycott cold-shoulder contradict cut deny disclaim dismiss disown disregard get rid of have no time for ostracize override rebuff reject repudiate scorn send away slight snub spurn sweep aside

Antonyms

WEAK

attend pay attention see

VERB

pay no attention to

Synonyms

WEAK

brush off discount dismiss disregard ignore push aside

Example Sentences

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When I press about the role of artists during this moment, he brushes aside the question: “When it comes to life, honey, I am nobody’s role model.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Likewise, the court brushes aside the extensive trial records accumulated in both the Harvard and UNC cases, and the more than 100 pages of findings of the trial courts in each case.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2023

Simon dismisses the president’s national security adviser, Tom Donilon, as “a former lawyer for the mortgage giant Fannie Mae” and brushes aside another senior aide, Ben Rhodes, as “an aspiring novelist.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

This movie brushes aside a lot of things — the most shocking thing about it is how soggily noncommittal it is.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

He went to the dresser and pushed her jars and combs and brushes aside and took the package from his pocket and laid it in the cleared space.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright