BLOW-OFF Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

blow off

verb

as in to dump

to end a usually intimate relationship with before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off

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as in to skip

to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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Recent Examples of blow off The top blew off in the second with Littleton/Bromfield on a penalty kill. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026 Juncheng Shang letting it all out and blowing off some steam at the Smash Room at the #DDFTennis Fan Village. —

James Hansen, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 Workers at the Olympics are stationed alongside the track to blow off excess snow, ensuring that the participants have a clean jump where they are also not slowed down. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026 First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star. —

Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blow off

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Alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty at an April 8 court appearance, and admit to killing women and dumping their bodies near Gilgo Beach along with other locations on Long Island, according to a source familiar with the case.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Last week, that seemed prudent, since the party’s membership database had already been hacked, with names and private information of members dumped online.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026