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dismiss

/dɪsˈmɪs/verb2 syllables

Dismiss means: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.

Synonyms for dismiss23

verb, as in terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

displace, fire, give notice, can, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

verb, as in bar from attention or consideration

disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

verb, as in stop associating with

send packing, send away, drop

verb, as in declare void

dissolve, break up

verb, as in cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

throw out

verb, as in end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

usher out

also used for dismiss

lay off

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What does dismiss mean?6

verb

1

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position“The boss fired his secretary today”

2

bar from attention or consideration“She dismissed his advances”

3

stop associating with“They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock”

4

declare void“The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”

5

cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration“This case is dismissed!”

6

end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave“I was dismissed after I gave my report”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dismiss?17

one syllable

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two syllables

abyss
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Dismiss in a sentence

  • First of all, we must dismiss the cook.AlanF_US
  • Prior to the coup, the president preemptively tried to dismiss some government officials.Amastan
  • She never reads classic literature, dismissing it as boring.Nuel
  • We dismiss people for talking about themselves but it's the subject they treat best.Scott
  • Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind - they're crazy and not worth thinking about.dincogan
  • I didn't want to dismiss it out of hand.CM
  • Sami's attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case.OsoHombre
  • It is better to dismiss than to request.jimkillock

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Forms of dismiss

as a verb

past tense
dismissed
present participle
dismissing
third-person singular
dismisses
past participle
dismissed