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Synonyms for dismiss
dɪsˈmɪsdis·miss
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, oustPreposition:
Cataline was banished from Rome; John the Apostle was banished to Patmos.
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Princeton's WordNet
dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignoreverb
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 awaydismiss, throw outverb
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
"This case is dismissed!"
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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 awaydismiss, send packing, send away, dropverb
stop associating with
"They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
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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, omitdisplace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminateverb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
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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, netdismiss, usher outverb
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
"I was dismissed after I gave my report"
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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, firedissolve, dismissverb
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dismissverb
Synonyms:
send away, give leave to go, permit to godismissverb
Synonyms:
discharge, discard, cashier, turn off, turn out, remove from office, turn adrift, send packing, send about one's business
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How to use dismiss in a sentence?
Having a mass defense coordinating efforts is the best way to do things because you've got lawyers and paralegals sharing information, you can also tell the prosecutors, 'You should dismiss all of these cases unless you can go through and prove every individual one is valid.'.
State Enterprises Minister Soemarno:
We want to speed up efforts to make Pertamina transparent - to make it into a world-class company - so today it was decided to dismiss all directors of Pertamina and appoint new directors.
John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society (1958):
People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated. It would be wrong to dismiss the importance of roads, railroads, power plants, mills, and the other familiar furniture of economic development.... But we are coming to realize... that there is a certain sterility in economic monuments that stand alone in a sea of illiteracy. Conquest of illiteracy comes first.
My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.
My thoughts are my company I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.
Translations for dismiss
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- طردArabic
- уволнявам, отхвърлям, отпращамBulgarian
- acomiadar, destituir, rebutjar, despedirCatalan, Valencian
- propustitCzech
- einstellen, abweisen, entlassenGerman
- despedir, rechazar, echar, disiparSpanish
- sanoa irti, erottaa, ajaa pois, unohtaa, irtisanoa, hylätä, [[antaa]] [[punainen kortti]], tyrmätä, häätääFinnish
- licencier, démettre, rompez, limoger, renvoyer, retirer, rejeterFrench
- cuir à dreuchdScottish Gaelic
- congedare, rigettare, archiviare, in libertà, licenziare, respingere, rompere le righe, mandar via, scacciare, mandare via, dimettereItalian
- 解雇Japanese
- whakahoeMāori
- халахMongolian
- ବରଖାସ୍ତOriya
- demitir, rejeitar, dispensarPortuguese
- a concedia, a destitui, alunga, a revoca (din funcție), a demiteRomanian
- отпускать, уволить, увольнятьRussian
- sparka, avfärda, avskeda, upplösa, avvisa, skingra, entlediga, få rött kortSwedish
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