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What is another word for brush-off?

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Noun

A snub or disdainful dismissal of someone

A rebuff or rejection of a request or proposal, typically curt

(usually in plural form "differences") A disagreement, quarrel, or dispute

A remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone

The action or state of paying no attention to something

The act or state of humiliating (someone) or being humiliated

Fighting or hostilities between opposing individuals, groups or nations

To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

To disregard, discount or overlook inconsiderately

To recover from something by intentionally forgetting or overcoming it

To free from dust

To sweep, typically a surface for purposes of clearing matter

To snub or make someone feel unwelcome

To disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration

(of a person or object) To leave behind

To ban or refrain from using

To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance

To fend off or defend against something hostile

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Noun

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A snub or disdainful dismissal of someone

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

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“The Countess of Newburgh gave the brush-off to an earl 15 times and locked him out of her house.”

Noun

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A rebuff or rejection of a request or proposal, typically curt

refusal to acknowledge

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“Bogus callers were given the brush-off by an alert householder in Colchester.”

Noun

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(usually in plural form "differences") A disagreement, quarrel, or dispute

difference of opinion

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

unwillingness to accept

jarring

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

irreconcilable difference

nonviolent resistance

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Noun

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A remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone

offence^UK

offense^US

backhanded compliment

left-handed compliment

rancor^US

rancour^UK

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Noun

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The action or state of paying no attention to something

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

failure to pay attention to

non-performance of duty

unconsciousness

feebleness

contributory negligence

non-fulfilment of duty

sense of security

disdaining

lack of proper care and attention

lack of concern about

lack of enthusiasm about

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

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Noun

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The act or state of humiliating (someone) or being humiliated

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

swallowing one's pride

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Noun

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Fighting or hostilities between opposing individuals, groups or nations

difference of opinion

keeping up with the Joneses

quarrelling^UK

clamour^UK

clamor^US

quarreling^US

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Verb

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To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

keep one's distance from

outmaneuver^US

give something a miss

outflank

give a wide berth to

keep at arm's length

balk^US

baulk^UK

pay little attention to

keep well away

avoid like the plague

give the runaround

reject

let something slide

leave something undone

lose sight of

slip through the net of

slip through your fingers

keep out of the way of

extricate oneself from

escape the clutches of

lead on a merry chase

not take into account

push aside

turn a blind eye

bury one's head in sand

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

not pay

beg the question

beat about the bush about

have nothing to do with

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Verb

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To disregard, discount or overlook inconsiderately

not take into consideration

minimize^US

minimise^UK

refuse to acknowledge

sweep under the carpet

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

indulge

deodorise^UK

deodorize^US

let bygones be bygones

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

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Verb

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To recover from something by intentionally forgetting or overcoming it

Verb

To free from dust

Verb

To sweep, typically a surface for purposes of clearing matter

sanitize^US

sanitise^UK

sterilize^US

sterilise^UK

spruce up

blitz

tart up

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Verb

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To snub or make someone feel unwelcome

give the cold shoulder

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

look right through someone

give someone the brush-off

tell someone where to get off

knock back

give someone the go-by

send to Coventry

give the brush

refuse to entertain

look straight through

hand someone the frozen mitt

give someone the big E

give someone the air

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder to

show disrespect for

show disrespect

blink at

treat disrespectfully

keep one's distance from

have nothing to do with

have nothing more to do with

turn up one's nose at

give someone the push

give the elbow

kick in the teeth

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Verb

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To disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration

leave something undone

pay little attention to

have nothing to do with

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Verb

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(of a person or object) To leave behind

give someone the push

give the elbow

give someone the big E

reach a parting of the ways

sever connections with

leave someone holding the baby

break off relations with

withdraw from the world

break off one's relationship with

disregard

split from

leave in trouble

leave holding the bag

have nothing more to do with

give the old heave-ho

take oneself off from

let someone stew in their own juice

exorcize^US

exorcise^UK

tell somebody it's over

go separate ways

take your leave of

show the door

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Verb

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To ban or refrain from using

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

have nothing to do with

refuse to take part in

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

give the cold shoulder

penalize^US

penalise^UK

leave out in the cold

hand someone the frozen mitt

give the cold shoulder to

give the thumbs down to

pass on

rule against

give the red light to

put down

give thumbs down

declare null and void

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give someone the big E

cut dead

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

have nothing more to do with

bin off

give someone the push

give something a miss

give the old heave-ho

chuck out

put out

force to leave

throw someone out on their ear

heave-ho

throw out on the streets

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Verb

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To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

give something a miss

give the thumbs down to

give someone the brush-off

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

sit out

give the cold shoulder

axe^UK

ax^US

restrain oneself from

freeze out

leave out

prevent oneself from

give someone the go-by

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

not take advantage of

refuse to take advantage of

say ‘no’ to

yield

desert

look down one's nose at

fail to take advantage of

ostracize^US

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

ostracise^UK

keep one's distance from

baulk^UK

balk^US

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To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance

minimize^US

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

brush something under the carpet

minimise^UK

set too little store by

attach little importance to

give little weight to

think nothing of

give a lower profile

blue-pencil

put on the soft pedal

take with a pinch of salt

refuse to acknowledge

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To fend off or defend against something hostile

defend oneself against

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