Synonyms of blown off

blown off

verb

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

• left
• dumped
• broken off (with)
• kissed off
• kissed good-bye
• jilted
• ditched
• cut
• abandoned
• brushed (aside or off)
• snubbed
• high-hatted
• forsaken
• slighted
• marooned
• deserted
• cold-shouldered
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taken
• hooked up (with)
• befriended
• latched (on or onto)

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

• missed
• skipped
• played hooky
• ignored
• passed over
• cut
• absented oneself
• neglected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attended
• shown up (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blown off

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

The wind was so strong that the smallest among us were almost blown off our feet. — Kimberly McCreight, Time, 3 June 2026

Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026

Public land turkeys get blown off roosts. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026