Dismiss

//dɪsˈmɪs//

Synonyms for "dismiss" (331 found)

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Closest matches (67)

Strong matches (99)

deride deselect despise destigmatize detach dethrone diminish disapprove disband disbar discard discharge disclaim discount discrown disdain disemploy disenthrone disintegrate disorganize

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Verb(13 words)

discount displace disregard dissolve downsize drop fire force out get rid of give notice give the axe give the sack ignore

Related words (165)

lay aside let go let go free let it go let loose let off let out let slip light liquidate look right through make little of make redundant mock muster out neglect nonplus nonpros oust out

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overlook overthrow overturn overwhelm pack pack off pardon parole parry part part company pass pass by pass up pay no attention to pension pension off pooh pooh pooh-pooh purge push aside push back put aside put away put back put on parole put to silence quash the charge rally read out of rebuff rebut recant reduce to silence refuse refuse to acknowledge refuse to consider refuse to recognize refute reject release remit remove remove from office renounce repel replace reprobate repudiate repulse retire retrench ridicule riff rule scatter scoff scorn scout send send away send off send packing send someone packing send someone to showers separate separate forcibly set aside set free settle shed ship out shove away show the door show the gate shrive shrug off shut up silence slight slough smash all opposition snap sneeze at snub split up spurn squash squelch strip strip of office strip of rank subvert superannuate supplant surplus suspend taunt terminate think nothing of throw away throw out thrust aside thrust back thumb toss out traverse trivialize turf turn turn away turn away from turn back turn down turn off turn out twit unchurch uncrown undermine unfrock unhand unmarry unsaddle unseat unthrone upset vindicate waive ward off whitewash withdraw the charge write off

Verb(12 words)

lay off nonsense pink slip push aside retrench sack send away send packing ship out terminate throw out usher out

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

24 entries

alter break break off can cease change discontinue displace fire force out give notice give the axe give the sack give up lay off modify

Showing 16 of 24 words.

Synonyms

4 entries

dissolve fire lay off sack

Related terms

3 entries

dismissal dismission dismissive

coordinate

3 entries

brush off send someone packing send someone to the showers

derived

6 entries

dismissable dismissably dismissee dismisser dismissible redismiss

has context

2 entries

cricket soccer

manner of

3 entries

fire reject say farewell

related to

17 entries

accept batsman discharge dismissal dismissive dispel employment leave order put away red card refuse reject rid send send off

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similar

6 entries

break up brush off dissolve drop send someone packing send someone to showers

Translations

180 translations across 35 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἀποδοκιμάζω verb (to reject, refuse to accept)

Arabic

2 entries

أَقَالَ verb (to discharge)
طَرَدَ verb (to discharge)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

azad etmək verb (to discharge)
işdən çıxarmaq verb (to discharge)
kənar etmək verb (to discharge)
kənarlaşdırmaq verb (to discharge)

Belarusian

2 entries

звальня́ць verb (to discharge)
зво́льніць verb (to discharge)

Bulgarian

3 entries

отпращам verb (to order to leave)
отхвърлям verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
уволня́вам verb (to discharge)

Catalan

4 entries

acomiadar verb (to discharge)
despedir verb (to discharge)
destituir verb (to discharge)
rebutjar verb (to reject, refuse to accept)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

解僱 /解雇 verb (to discharge)

Czech

1 entries

propustit verb (to discharge)

Dutch

4 entries

afwijzen verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
afwimpelen verb (to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain)
de laan uitsturen verb (to discharge)
negeren verb (to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration)

Esperanto

2 entries

eksigi verb (to discharge)
forsendi verb (to order to leave)

Finnish

4 entries

ajaa pois verb (to order to leave)
erottaa verb (to discharge)
hylätä verb (to dispel)
hylätä verb (to reject, refuse to accept)

French

4 entries

démettre verb (to discharge)
licencier verb (to discharge)
limoger verb (to discharge)
rejeter verb (to reject, refuse to accept)

Galician

1 entries

despedir verb (to discharge)

German

4 entries

abweisen verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
abwimmeln verb (to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain)
aufgeben verb (to dispel)
beiseiteschieben verb (to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain)

Hebrew

1 entries

לפטר verb (to discharge)

Hungarian

4 entries

ejt verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
elbocsát verb (to discharge)
elbocsát verb (to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain)
elenged verb (to order to leave)

Italian

4 entries

archiviare verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
congedare verb (to discharge)
dimettere verb (to discharge)
in libertà verb (to order to leave)

Japanese

1 entries

解雇する verb (to discharge)

Korean

1 entries

해고하다 verb (to discharge)

Mizo

4 entries

bàn verb (to discharge)
chhuah verb (to order to leave)
hnar verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
hnawt darh verb (to dispel)

Mongolian

1 entries

халах verb (to discharge)

Māori

4 entries

whakahoe verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
whakahoe verb (to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain)
whakamahea verb (to dispel)
whakaparahako verb (to dispel)

Odia

1 entries

ବରଖାସ୍ତ verb (to discharge)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

قوغمق verb (to order to leave)
قوغمق verb (to dispel)

Portuguese

4 entries

arquivar verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
demitir verb (to discharge)
descartar verb (to dispel)
dispensar verb (to discharge)

Romanian

4 entries

alunga verb (to order to leave)
concedia verb (to discharge)
demite verb (to discharge)
destitui verb (to discharge)

Russian

4 entries

отклони́ть verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
отклоня́ть verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
отпуска́ть verb (to order to leave)
уво́лить verb (to discharge)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cuir à dreuchd verb (to discharge)

Spanish

4 entries

cesantear verb (to discharge)
concluir verb (to order to leave)
dar poca importancia a verb (to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration)
dejar ir verb (to order to leave)

Swahili

1 entries

kuaga verb (to order to leave)

Swedish

4 entries

avfärda verb (to dispel)
avfärda verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
avskeda verb (to discharge)
avvisa verb (to reject, refuse to accept)

Ukrainian

3 entries

відпуска́ти verb (to order to leave)
звільни́ти verb (to discharge)
звільня́ти verb (to discharge)

Urdu

1 entries

بَرْخاسْت verb (to discharge)

Vietnamese

4 entries

bác verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
bác bỏ verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
bỏ verb (to reject, refuse to accept)
giải tán verb (to order to leave)

Yiddish

1 entries

משלח זײַן verb (to order to leave)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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First of all, we must dismiss him.

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First of all, we must dismiss the cook.

Source: tatoeba (32740)

Dismiss him from that post.

Source: tatoeba (307755)

I don't know whether she believed me or not but in any case it seems she doesn't automatically dismiss talk of the supernatural.

Source: tatoeba (327722)

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