KISSED OFF Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

kissed off

verb

past tense of kiss off

as in left

to end a usually intimate relationship with you can't kiss someone off like that and then expect to make up

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as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of a chef who airily kisses off the cuisine of his rivals as homey comfort food

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Recent Examples of kissed off Olwan crossed midfield all alone, caught up to Noor Alrawabdeh’s long pass, dribbled down the left wing, breached the penalty box, cut past defender Philipp Leinhart, then, from some 15 yards, curled a shot that kissed off the inside of the right post. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 His numbers may look ordinary (15 points on 5-of-13 shooting) but those two spot-up 3s and beautiful baby-jumper pullup that kissed off the glass got San Antonio out of an offensive rut. — Christian Clark, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 After the ball kissed off the glass and went in, the 7-footer smiled broadly. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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Hurricane Lane dumped 58 inches (147 centimeters) of rain on Kahuna Falls, Hawaii, the following year.

— Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Remnants of Hurricane Isaias dumped more than 5 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing flash flooding, at least five landslides and 11,000 power outages early Sunday.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumped

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Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
Last weekend in Highland, Michigan, Rogers dismissed El-Sayed's attempts to whittle away at his GOP base of support.

— Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Profit is simply what remains after wages are held down, taxes are minimized, and costs are pushed onto workers, communities, and the environment.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Thornton has minimized the relevance of the previous paragraph.

— Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimized

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On Sunday, Sweeney doubled down and ditched her top in a new commercial for Novig, wearing only white underwear while strategically covering herself with footballs.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Sennheiser has ditched any fins or wings in favor of a more traditional bud shape that relies on silicone eartips to stay put.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of ditched

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The weather service canceled the flood watch for nearly all the Kansas City forecast area because the threat of additional heavy rain had diminished.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
One can see this when a paint’s color appears diminished and faded.

— Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

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The documentary came off iPlayer last year after its window ran down.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Hours before, a line ran down 65th Street and around the block with fans trying to score a ticket to the world premiere at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026