Synonyms of dismisses

dismisses

verb

present tense third-person singular of dismiss

1

as in removes

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

• removes
• retires
• sacks
• fires
• releases
• terminates
• discharges
• axes
• bounces
• cans
• turns off
• downsizes
• shows (someone) the door
• musters out
• sends packing
• pink-slips
• separates
• excesses
• lays off
• unseats
• cashiers
• boots (out)
• trims
• kicks out
• furloughs
• chucks (out)
• drums (out)
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retains
• employs
• engages
• hires
• keeps
• signs (up or on)
• takes on
• contracts
• rehires
• recruits
• reemploys
• subcontracts

2

as in ejects

to drive or force out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejects
• banishes
• chases
• outs
• expels
• removes
• evicts
• ousts
• extrudes
• casts out
• boots (out)
• kicks out
• routs
• turns out
• bounces
• runs off
• drums (out)
• sacks
• throws out
• turfs (out)
• ostracizes
• fires
• gives one the gate
• sends packing
• dispossesses
• displaces
• shuts out
• deports
• terminates
• exiles
• reads out
• retires
• expatriates
• deforces
• axes
• releases
• discharges
• cans
• defenestrates
• cashiers
• musters out
• pink-slips

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• admits
• takes
• welcomes
• takes in
• shelters
• harbors
• houses
• entertains
• lodges

3

as in minimizes

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

critics dismissed his music as mere noise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minimizes
• diminishes
• criticizes
• disparages
• denigrates
• decries
• belittles
• denounces
• deprecates
• derogates
• condemns
• discounts
• dislikes
• trashes
• depreciates
• runs down
• discredits
• talks down
• plays down
• dumps on
• disses
• scolds
• bad-mouths
• writes off
• cries down
• trash-talks
• kisses off
• vilipends
• poor-mouths
• puts down
• abuses
• maligns
• vilifies
• disapproves (of)
• rips
• censures
• slanders
• defames
• disgraces
• discommends
• traduces
• reprehends
• slurs
• reprobates
• asperses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• applauds
• praises
• exalts
• approves
• extols
• recommends
• lauds
• endorses
• magnifies
• glorifies
• favors
• commends
• sanctions
• acclaims
• compliments
• countenances
• eulogizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dismisses

If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do. — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Risks, but not existential ones Not everyone dismisses the risk quite so bluntly, though. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Trump dismisses warnings Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk have all called for greater government oversight of the industry after a series of hacks revealed AI agents conspiring to deceive humans. — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Diana dismisses any concern over this alarming development as a technical issue that will soon be ironed out. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

But Vicente dismisses global heating as the main reason for the fires that are ravaging Europe. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

After roll call and then assisting a man who sought to change his address, Judge Cho dismisses the other immigrants without speaking to them individually. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

The Heritage Foundation’s Yenor dismisses the notion that elite sports pose any threat to male fertility, observing to SciAm that, since 1990, Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks have had a higher than average number of children. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026