dismissal

[dis-mis-uhl] / dɪsˈmɪs əl /

NOUN

release

Synonyms

STRONG

adjournment banishment bounce brush-off deportation deposition discharge dislodgment displacement dispossession dissolution door end eviction exile exorcism expatriation expulsion freedom freeing housecleaning layoff liberation notice ostracism ouster permission relegation removal suspension

WEAK

cold shoulder congé deposal kiss-off marching orders old heave-ho pink slip

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement construction employment hiring imprisonment incarceration start welcoming

WEAK

acceptance appointment maintainance retention welcome

Example Sentences

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If Bayer prevails in the case before the Supreme Court, it could help lead to the dismissal of thousands of cases against the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The dismissal played out before a half-full courtroom, with Mitchell’s mother flanked by organizers from Black Lives Matter L.A. and other police accountability activists.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

If they didn’t there would be consequences: dismissal or resignation, and sometimes legal action.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Twenty-one more runs had been scored via three boundaries and a ragbag of extras when that wicket fell but Came's dismissal slowed the scoring rate.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“That Greatest and Bravest of all fighter pilots—Bull Meecham,” Bull said; then he made a sweeping gesture of dismissal with his arm.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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