BRUSH OFFS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

brush-offs

noun

plural of brush-off

as in dismissals

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off

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Noun

Next year, if Democrats claim the majority in both chambers, the GOP can’t expect quick dismissals.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
But even with the dismissals, Live Nation is still calling a foul.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissals

Noun

For now and for forever, the midterm election of 2026 will be known as one of the most decisive rejections of an American President since long before Richard Nixon got on that helicopter in 1974.

— Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
Ballot rejections have skyrocketed, Democracy Docket reported, because voters aren’t sealing the inner envelope.

— Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rejections

Noun

As his son Charles recounts in Swan Song, when Diana considered calling off her wedding to Prince Charles after suffering various snubs from the heir to the throne, Count Spencer flatly rejected his youngest daughter’s idea.

— Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Its complete omission from the 2026 Latin Grammy nominations was one of the most notable snubs on Wednesday morning.

— Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of snubs

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