Synonyms for dismiss
dɪsˈmɪs

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1. dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore(verb)

   bar from attention or consideration

   "She dismissed his advances"

   Synonyms:
   neglect, send away, snub, throw out, give the sack, usher out, disregard, brush aside, sack, drop, discount, send packing, cut, force out, displace, can, push aside, ignore, brush off, give notice, terminate, dissolve, give the axe, fire, push away

2. dismiss, throw out(verb)

   cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

   "This case is dismissed!"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, ignore, discard, expel, sack, give the axe, usher out, toss away, boot out, kick out, give the sack, brush aside, cast away, advance, discount, dispose, fire, brush off, cast aside, give notice, displace, send packing, dissolve, oust, push aside, send away, cast out, chuck out, can, toss, throw away, drum out, fling, drop, force out, terminate, disregard, put away

3. dismiss, send packing, send away, drop(verb)

   stop associating with

   "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

   Synonyms:
   unload, ignore, brush aside, fell, dribble, sack, give the axe, usher out, drop off, can, drop down, sink, give the sack, put down, deteriorate, discount, overleap, fire, leave out, throw, cast, brush off, cut down, give notice, neglect, throw out, displace, send packing, degenerate, dissolve, devolve, expend, push aside, set down, flatten, swing, cast off, strike down, throw off, drip, dangle, drop, shake off, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, force out, miss, pretermit, throw away, terminate, disregard, send away, shed, omit

4. displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate(verb)

   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, kindle, notify, depose, advise, gouge, go off, give the axe, burn, tin, can, apprize, rout out, plunder, enkindle, give the sack, put up, sack, end, give the bounce, evict, elicit, discount, finish, move, fire, stop, arouse, drive out, crowd out, brush off, squeeze out, give notice, open fire, usher out, displace, send packing, send word, apprise, dissolve, push aside, give the gate, raise, clear, ignore, provoke, sack up, burn down, cease, squirt, rouse, brush aside, discharge, evoke, fuel, force out, preempt, eject, terminate, disregard, drop, send away, net

5. dismiss, usher out(verb)

   end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

   "I was dismissed after I gave my report"

   Synonyms:
   send away, throw out, give the sack, usher out, disregard, brush aside, sack, drop, discount, send packing, force out, displace, can, push aside, ignore, brush off, give notice, terminate, dissolve, give the axe, fire

6. dissolve, dismiss(verb)

   declare void

   "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

   Synonyms:
   send away, brush aside, give the sack, unfreeze, disregard, usher out, melt, fade away, give notice, thaw, unthaw, drop, discount, dethaw, send packing, force out, resolve, can, push aside, break up, brush off, fade out, fire, displace, ignore, sack, terminate, dissolve, give the axe, disband, throw out

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1. dismiss

   Banish, primarily to put under ban, to compel by authority to leave a place or country, perhaps with restriction to some other place or country. From a country, a person may be banished, exiled, or expatriated; banished from any country where he may happen to be, but expatriated or exiled only from his own. One may expatriate or exile himself; he is banished by others. Banish is a word of wide import; one may banish disturbing thoughts; care may banish sleep. To expel is to drive out with violence or rudeness, and so often with disgrace.

   Synonyms:
   ban, banish, discharge, dislodge, drive out, eject, evict, exile, expatriate, expel, ostracize, oust

   Preposition:
   Cataline was banished from Rome; John the Apostle was banished to Patmos.

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1. dismiss

   Synonyms:
   banish, discard, abandon, cashier, send off, divest, discharge

   Antonyms:
   retain, detain, keep, maintain

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1. dismiss(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   send away, give leave to go, permit to go

2. dismiss(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   discharge, discard, cashier, turn off, turn out, remove from office, turn adrift, send packing, send about one's business

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1. dismiss(v)

   Synonyms:
   discharge, cashier, banish

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1. List of paraphrases:

   reject, revoke, sack, discard, rejects, exclude, dismisses, expel, disallow

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1. Patrick Smith:

   It came out of the blue, they called us and said they wanted to dismiss the case. I think it is an admission on their part that they had no evidence that my clients committed insider trading. It's a shame because it was a long time coming.

2. Eric Fehrstrom:

   One of the reasons you don't brag about your standing in the polls is because when it goes down, you look silly attacking the polls you were praising not so long ago, you actually sound stronger when you're the poll leader if you dismiss those polls.

3. Darrell Issa:

   The Justice Department's decision to close the IRS targeting investigation without a single charge or prosecution is a low point of accountability in an administration that is better known for punishing whistleblowers than the abuse and misconduct they expose, after stating that their investigation confirms that tea party and conservative groups were improperly targeted, they dismiss it merely as a byproduct of gross mismanagement and incompetence -- ignoring volumes of evidence in the public record and efforts to obstruct legitimate inquires.

4. Lois Krahn:

   Since commonly people with pets dismiss placing their pet outside of their bedroom at night, the question of whether having the pet on the floor, on the bed or curled up next to them becomes important in realizing the goal of helping them to sleep as well as possible with their pet.

5. Josh Hawley:

   I am familiar with the resolution as it stood a day or two ago, my understanding is that the resolution will give the presidents team the option to either move to judgment or to move to dismiss at a meaningful time.

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