Synonyms of brush (off)

brush (off) 1 of 2

verb

as in to shrug off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrug off
• scoff (at)
• wink (at)
• reject
• rebel (against)
• dismiss
• pooh
• scorn
• revolt (against)
• pass over
• tune out
• mock
• disobey
• flout
• defy
• ignore
• pooh-pooh
• disregard
• mutiny (against)
• violate
• combat
• fight
• breach
• resist
• overlook
• withstand
• infringe
• oppose
• contest
• disoblige
• dispute
• transgress
• buck
• overpass
• break

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• surrender (to)
• concede (to)
• defer (to)
• serve
• cooperate (with)
• capitulate (to)
• agree (to)
• stoop (to)
• keep
• accede (to)
• listen (to)
• goose-step (to)
• assent (to)
• observe
• hear
• conform (to)
• comply (with)
• attend
• watch
• notice
• note
• acquiesce (to)
• mark
• regard
• oblige
• follow
• heed
• obey
• mind

brush-off

2 of 2

noun

as in dismissal

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissal
• rebuff
• rejection
• snub
• silent treatment
• repulse
• cold shoulder
• kiss-off
• banishment
• ostracism
• blackball

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acceptance
• open arms
• welcome
• embrace
• welcome mat
• glad hand