The archbishop caused an uproar with his dismissive comments about the nuns' concerns.
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Dismissive
Synonyms for "dismissive" (30 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (15)
Adjective(4 words)
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More general
2 entriesdisapprovalnegative attitude
More specific
6 entriesbrief dismissalcondescending remarkdisdainful remarkdismissive remarksnide commentsnide dismissal
Collocations
6 entriesdismissive approachdismissive attitudedismissive commentdismissive gesturedismissive stancedismissive tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore dismissivemost dismissive
Derivations
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
We didn't know how to interpret the dismissive gesture that Tom made with his hands.
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I hate dismissive people.
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Don't you know that you're being dismissive?
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