Dismissed

//dɪsˈmɪst//

Synonyms for "dismissed" (48 found)

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Closest matches (10)

belied confounded confuted contemned declined declined with thanks deflated denied despised disapproved

Strong matches (14)

discarded discounted discredited disdained disowned disproved disputed excepted excluded exploded exposed forsworn

Adjective(2 words)

discharged fired

Related words (24)

ignored impugned invalidated negated negatived not considered out of the question overthrown overturned pink slipped punctured rebuffed refused refuted rejected renounced repudiated repulsed scouted shown up

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spurned upset

Adjective(2 words)

laid-off pink-slipped

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

pink slipped

derived

1 entries

undismissed

form of

1 entries

dismiss

related to

1 entries

dismiss

similar

1 entries

unemployed

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Henry was dismissed by reason of his old age.

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Tom was dismissed without notice.

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The clerk was dismissed on the grounds of her rude manners.

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The factory has dismissed some three hundred workers.

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