dismisses

VERB

send away, remove; free

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline disband dissolve expel let go reject release

STRONG

abolish banish boot bundle chase chuck clear deport detach discard dispatch disperse divorce eject outlaw relegate relinquish repel repudiate rid shed supersede

WEAK

brush off cast off cast out dispense with dispose of do without drive out force out have done with kick out let out lock out push aside push back send off send packing show out slough off sweep away turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow

STRONG

hold keep legalize permit promote retain

WEAK

appoint employ engage hire maintain preserve secure welcome

VERB

remove from job, responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depose discharge disqualify fire impeach let go oust recall retire sack suspend terminate

STRONG

ax boot bounce bump can cashier defrock depone displace drop furlough pension shelve unfrock unseat

WEAK

boot out deselect disemploy disfrock give notice to give the ax give the gate give the heave-ho give walking papers give warning kick out lay off let out pink-slip put away send packing shut out turn away wash out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin employ hire hold keep

STRONG

WEAK

accept appoint engage maintain preserve secure welcome

VERB

put out of one's mind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deride reject ridicule

STRONG

banish contemn despise discard disdain dispel disregard drop flout gibe gird jeer mock pooh-pooh rally relegate repudiate repulse scoff scorn scout shelve spurn taunt twit

WEAK

kiss off laugh away lay aside set aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

flatter praise

STRONG

admire approve compliment do embrace esteem keep like love respect weaken welcome

WEAK

accept appoint employ engage hire hold maintain preserve secure

Example Sentences

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Pombo dismisses many of my thoughts on balancing out my salt intake.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Cole Smead favors energy stocks and dismisses private credit concerns as overblown.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Evy is the skeptic who dismisses the noises as either an online hoax or bad plumbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Marco politely dismisses the illusionists in the lobby, explaining that the position has been filled and thanking them for their time.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern