Synonyms of dismissed

dismissed

verb

past tense of dismiss

1

as in sacked

to let go from office, service, or employment

the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacked
• removed
• retired
• fired
• released
• terminated
• discharged
• axed
• cashiered
• canned
• bounced
• sent packing
• mustered out
• turned off
• pink-slipped
• laid off
• showed (someone) the door
• downsized
• kicked out
• separated
• trimmed
• unseated
• furloughed
• chucked (out)
• excessed
• booted (out)
• threw out
• drummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employed
• engaged
• retained
• hired
• signed (up or on)
• kept
• took on
• contracted
• rehired
• recruited
• reemployed
• subcontracted

2

as in ejected

to drive or force out

the sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejected
• banished
• chased
• outed
• expelled
• removed
• sacked
• evicted
• ousted
• kicked out
• cast out
• routed
• sent packing
• bounced
• fired
• turned out
• booted (out)
• extruded
• threw out
• ran off
• drummed (out)
• exiled
• ostracized
• gave one the gate
• shut out
• dispossessed
• deported
• read out
• terminated
• retired
• turfed (out)
• discharged
• displaced
• expatriated
• axed
• released
• cashiered
• deforced
• canned
• mustered out
• defenestrated
• pink-slipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• accepted
• admitted
• took
• welcomed
• took in
• entertained
• lodged
• housed
• sheltered
• harbored

3

as in minimized

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

critics dismissed his music as mere noise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minimized
• diminished
• criticized
• discounted
• denigrated
• disparaged
• denounced
• decried
• belittled
• derogated
• condemned
• disliked
• dumped on
• depreciated
• discredited
• deprecated
• ran down
• trashed
• talked down
• wrote off
• cried down
• played down
• scolded
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• trash-talked
• kissed off
• vilipended
• poor-mouthed
• put down
• abused
• maligned
• censured
• slandered
• disgraced
• vilified
• discommended
• reprehended
• defamed
• disapproved (of)
• ripped
• traduced
• reprobated
• slurred
• aspersed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• applauded
• approved
• extolled
• lauded
• exalted
• endorsed
• recommended
• magnified
• acclaimed
• glorified
• sanctioned
• favored
• commended
• complimented
• countenanced
• eulogized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dismissed

Conversely, Morio is desperate to have kids, but any effort to discuss the topic with his wife is quickly dismissed. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors, for example, have portrayed Coq Thélot, as a justice who had been dismissed by Moïse. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

As part of the plea agreement, a count of first-degree assault and an additional charge of armed criminal action in connection with a second victim were dismissed. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

The doc’s trailer shows two of four Wiggin sisters looking back on the way their father forced them to form a band, the fallout when the album was dismissed, and the surprising reappraisal of their music in recent decades. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

The architects, some of whose work critics dismissed as better suited to Disneyland than the city, embraced the chance to apply their visual style to consumer products. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Peterson is among the attorneys representing Conrad in one of the lawsuits dismissed in August. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

In a Friday court hearing, a judge dismissed a defense application for a temporary restringing order with prejudice because federal prosecutors didn't challenge Oetken's order that Belgal not be deported. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026