Synonyms of dismissing

dismissing

verb

present participle of dismiss

1

as in removing

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

• removing
• sacking
• retiring
• firing
• releasing
• terminating
• discharging
• axing
• bouncing
• mustering out
• turning off
• canning
• pink-slipping
• cashiering
• showing (someone) the door
• sending packing
• separating
• downsizing
• trimming
• laying off
• unseating
• furloughing
• excessing
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• chucking (out)
• booting (out)
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employing
• retaining
• engaging
• hiring
• keeping
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• contracting
• rehiring
• recruiting
• reemploying
• subcontracting

2

as in ejecting

to drive or force out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejecting
• banishing
• chasing
• expelling
• evicting
• removing
• sacking
• ousting
• extruding
• casting out
• kicking out
• routing
• firing
• drumming (out)
• bouncing
• booting (out)
• outing
• running off
• turning out
• throwing out
• exiling
• ostracizing
• turfing (out)
• terminating
• sending packing
• dispossessing
• deporting
• giving one the gate
• displacing
• releasing
• shutting out
• discharging
• retiring
• expatriating
• reading out
• axing
• deforcing
• defenestrating
• mustering out
• cashiering
• pink-slipping
• canning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• receiving
• admitting
• taking
• taking in
• welcoming
• entertaining
• sheltering
• harboring
• lodging
• housing

3

as in minimizing

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

critics dismissed his music as mere noise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minimizing
• diminishing
• criticizing
• discounting
• denigrating
• disparaging
• belittling
• decrying
• derogating
• denouncing
• condemning
• disliking
• deprecating
• depreciating
• trashing
• running down
• discrediting
• dumping on
• talking down
• dissing
• bad-mouthing
• playing down
• writing off
• crying down
• trash-talking
• scolding
• vilipending
• abusing
• poor-mouthing
• kissing off
• putting down
• vilifying
• slandering
• maligning
• censuring
• defaming
• ripping
• disapproving (of)
• disgracing
• discommending
• reprobating
• reprehending
• slurring
• traducing
• aspersing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• approving
• applauding
• extolling
• recommending
• endorsing
• exalting
• magnifying
• glorifying
• favoring
• sanctioning
• lauding
• commending
• acclaiming
• complimenting
• countenancing
• eulogizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dismissing

Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

With the commander-in-chief and defense secretary now dismissing those reports as false, Congress should require a bipartisan committee of former military members to visit the ship. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Even dismissing the most extreme negative outcomes, consumers still stand to lose thousands if policymakers don’t act to reduce spending. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Zelensky made no public comment on the investigation but issued a decree dismissing Iryna Mudra as deputy head of the Office of the President. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Zelenskyy made no public comment on the investigation but issued a decree dismissing Iryna Mudra from the position of deputy head of the Office of the President. — Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

In the filing, the Justice Department urged the appeals court to reverse the Tennessee federal judge’s ruling dismissing criminal charges against Abrego Garcia. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The book resuscitates the childhood feeling that most of us spend our lives tamping down and dismissing, if not completely extinguishing. — Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026

Exxon was far from alone in its historical awareness of CO₂ and rigorous research into its ongoing ecological impacts—and in its subsequent shift toward dismissing or denying the veracity of its own science. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026