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brush-off

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of brush-off

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly

  • the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off
Synonyms of brush-off

cold shoulder, rebuff, repulse, silent treatment, snub
Words Related to brush-off

dismissal, kiss-off, rejection

banishment, blackball, ostracism
Near Antonyms of brush-off

acceptance, embrace, welcome

glad hand, welcome mat
Antonyms of brush-off

open arms

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