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

Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said asylum rates appear to be one factor, but the dismissals cannot be attributed to a single reason.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
This baseball season has been defined, in part, by dismissals.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismissals

Noun

With incomings, Newcastle’s summer started with a whimper and ended with a bang, a slow-burn of early rejections from high-profile targets which did little to ease a sense of disquiet among supporters.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Garner missed out on a role on The West Wing, Clooney lost a movie role to his best friend Brad Pitt and one of Damon’s biggest rejections ultimately inspired him to write Good Will Hunting.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejections

Noun

After the Emmy morning announcement, Vanity Fair’s experts assessed the snubs and surprises of the nominations, which may provide insight for your own ballot.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
After all, her recurring omissions for her role as Kim Wexler on Better Caul Saul is widely considered one of the biggest snubs in modern Emmy history.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of snubs

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