Henry was dismissed by reason of his old age.
Source: tatoeba (33782)
Dismissed
/dɪsˈmɪst/
Synonyms for "dismissed" (80 found)
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impugnedinvalidatednegatednegativednot consideredout of the questionoverthrownoverturnedpuncturedrebuffedrefusedrefutedrejectedrenouncedrepudiatedrepulsedscoutedshown upspurnedupset
Verb(16 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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8 entriescourt rulingemployment statusevaluationjudgementlegal actionlegal decisionstate of employmenttransitive verb
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15 entriescase dismissalcase dismissedcharges droppedclaim rejectionclass dismissalfiredfiringhypothesis dismissalproposal rejectionrejected proposalsackedsession closureterminatedterminationunsubstantiated claim
Collocations
7 entriescase dismissedclaim dismissedclass dismissedemployee dismissedpetition dismissedproposal dismissedverdict dismissed
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1 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Tom was dismissed without notice.
Source: tatoeba (36995)
The clerk was dismissed on the grounds of her rude manners.
Source: tatoeba (44853)
The factory has dismissed some three hundred workers.
Source: tatoeba (48007)
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