| Main Entry: |
dismissal |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
release |
Synonyms: |
adjournment, banishment,
bounce, brush-off, cold shoulder, congé, deportation, deposal, deposition,
discharge, dislodgment, displacement, dispossession,
dissolution,
door*,
end, eviction,
exile, exorcism, expatriation, expulsion,
freedom, freeing, housecleaning, kiss-off, layoff,
liberation, marching orders,
notice, old heave-ho, ostracism, ouster,
permission, pink slip, relegation,
removal, suspension
|
Antonyms: |
acceptance, appointment, employment, hiring, maintainance, retention, welcome
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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