Definitions

brush off

[bruhsh-awf, -of] / ˈbrʌʃˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

VERB

ignore

Synonyms

WEAK

boycott brush aside cold-shoulder contradict cut deny disclaim dismiss disown disregard ostracize override rebuff refuse reject repudiate scorn send away slight snub spurn sweep aside

Antonyms

WEAK

attend pay attention

NOUN

dismissal

Synonyms

STRONG

cold shoulder combat denial difference dismissal disregard go-by rebuff rejection repulse slight traversal

Example Sentences

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Financial planners who brush off crypto and reject it outright risk alienating these potential clients.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Blane might have to brush off Duckie’s occasional curtness, but that’s the extent of his woes.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Rich Nuzum, a top executive at the asset manager Franklin Templeton, said the markets have learned to brush off Trump’s tariffs and suggested that the new threatened levies on Europe would be the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Are the lyrics imaginative or are the details too specific to brush off as fiction?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

And even if I explained it slowly and simply, Papito would most likely brush off plays as a huge waste of time and grunt that I should be doing real work in the fields.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

brush off

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