Dismissive

Synonyms for "dismissive" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

cavalier contemptuous

Adjective(2 words)

cavalier contemptuous

Strong matches (6)

contumelious disdainful flippant indifferent

Adjective(2 words)

disdainful indifferent

Related words (10)

Adjective(2 words)

low slight

passing perfunctory proud rejective renunciative scornful supercilious uninterested

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

contemptuous indifferent

derived

3 entries

dismissively dismissiveness undismissive

derived from

1 entries

dismiss

related to

3 entries

dismiss disregard rejection

similar

4 entries

rejective uninterested

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The archbishop caused an uproar with his dismissive comments about the nuns' concerns.

Source: tatoeba (2514682)

We didn't know how to interpret the dismissive gesture that Tom made with his hands.

Source: tatoeba (4141205)

I hate dismissive people.

Source: tatoeba (5822417)

Don't you know that you're being dismissive?

Source: tatoeba (5822431)

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