BLOWING OFF Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

blowing off

verb

present participle of blow off

as in dumping

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 missing

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 blowing off Roughly an hour later, a powerful explosion ripped through the building, blowing off exterior walls and exposing its steel framework. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Each tier has a mesh bottom for airflow and mesh straps to keep sweaters from blowing off on windy days, and the swiveling hook can be locked into place over clotheslines or drying racks to stay put in the breeze. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 The meteoroid heats up tremendously as well, ablating—blowing off—material from its surface, often leaving a lingering bright streak called a train. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 And when the vegetation dies, the soil loses its protection, blowing off in the wind or washing off in the rain. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Over the weekend, Wallen turned a few heads after blowing off some steam on stage by flipping over a malfunctioning piano. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 Dust blowing off the Sahara Desert could act like airborne fertilizer. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 Chicago Police Superintendent James Conlisk responded by saying the Cubs might welcome a riotous crowd in the summer if the season went astray, blowing off their request. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 The constant anxiety — about wind blowing off his hat or how his hair looked under certain lighting — was gone. — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has been growing since 2011, dumping an increasing amount of seaweed along coastlines in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Gale-force winds were hampering aircraft from dumping water on the flames.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of dumping

Verb

However, by Monday morning officials said many more people were aboard than listed, and that the number of people still missing was unclear after 229 people were rescued and five bodies recovered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
This summer, a third of all claims are rejected because of missing paperwork.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of missing

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On the Eastern Plains near Manzanola, Alice Craig McDonald, 91, lives near the homestead her grandparents claimed after leaving Oklahoma by wagon in 1916 -- descendants of people born into slavery who came west looking for land of their own.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
More than 3,200 children have been killed or injured since February 24, 2022, and more than 1,700 schools and education facilities have been damaged or destroyed, leaving one in three children without full-time in-person education.

— Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of leaving

Verb

For Cultured, the Angeleno documented a six-week run of partying in New York, skipping from Manhattan gallery openings and readings to Brooklyn magazine launches.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Several providers, including Nomad, let travelers set up local-rate data plans before arrival, which can mean skipping the search for a SIM kiosk altogether.

— Matthew Kayser July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of skipping

Verb

But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026
This buttery-soft basic is worth ditching your frumpy tees for.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026