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 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 Generally, that’s when people are blowing off steam after a long day of conferencing. —

Literary Hub, 13 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 This is to help prevent the tank from rupturing or blowing off a valve. —

Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026 After blowing off his first court appearance, a hack judge eventually gave McCarthy the traditional CWOF — continued without a finding. —

Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026 After blowing off its gaseous outer layers, its core contracts. —

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The post drew tens of thousands of responses, mostly from users trauma-dumping their hardships.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Leonard previously pleaded guilty to abandonment of a corpse for dumping the boy’s body in Bates County, Missouri, and was sentenced to four years, though the new case records have not been made available on the Kansas Judicial Branch public database.

— Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026