blown off

past participle of blow off
1
as in left
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

2
as in missed
to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of blown off Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said. ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 After defeating Troy and setting sail for home, Odysseus, the ruler of a small kingdom, and his men are blown off course. Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026 Odysseus continues his journey as his ship is blown off course by Aeolus, the God of Wind, and eventually lands on the island of Aeaea, where the goddess/witch Circe (Samantha Morton) turns Odysseus’ crew into pigs. Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night on a concrete highway outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail. Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Earlier Sunday, one person was also found dead in Sedgwick County, Kansas, after authorities responded to a report of a home being blown off its foundation during the storms, the county said in a statement. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Recent storms have wreaked havoc across some Chicago suburbs, with reports of trees down, roofs blown off and multiple power outages. Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 The ships are blown off course with disastrous consequences—their next encounter is with the Laestrygones. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026 In Park Manor, the roof at a winery was blown off. Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
Verb
  • Later in the month, from July 28 to 30, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped nearly 12 inches of rain over eastern New York, causing major flash flooding.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During the Great Depression, milk prices collapsed and dairy farmers dumped their own product in the street to protest.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Smack made kicks from 33, 35, 38, 43, 45 and 47 yards and missed wide left from 51.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • His foundation has missed the legal minimum for charitable giving for four years running.
    Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Bumper found that fewer than 10% of ad breaks are actually skipped in practice, despite what listeners claim in surveys.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Less likely to to be skipped is Cregan Stark’s arrival to King’s Landing, known as the Hour of the Wolf.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster