| Main Entry: | brush aside/brush off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; refuse |
Synonyms: |
boycott, cold-shoulder, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, get rid of, have no time for, ostracize, override, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scorn, send away, slight, snub, spurn, sweep aside |
Antonyms: |
attend, pay attention, see |
| Main Entry: | rebuff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn away; give the cold shoulder* |
Synonyms: |
beat off, brush off, check, chide, cross, cut, decline, deny, disallow, discourage, dismiss, disregard, fend off, hold off, ignore, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, lash out at, neglect, not hear of, oppose, pass up, push back, put in one's place, put off, rebuke, refuse, reject, repel, reprove, repudiate, repulse, resist, send away, slight, snub, spurn, stave off, tell off, turn down, ward off |
Antonyms: |
hug, include, take in, welcome |
| Main Entry: | discharged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dismissed |
Synonyms: |
axed, canned, ejected, expelled, fired, freed, furloughed, laid-off, let go, ousted, recalled, released, replaced, sacked, sent away, sent home |
| Main Entry: | brush off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore |
Synonyms: |
boycott, brush aside, cold-shoulder, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, ostracize, override, rebuff, refuse, reject, repudiate, scorn, send away, slight, snub, spurn, sweep aside |
Antonyms: |
attend, pay attention |