KISSING OFF Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

kissing off

verb

present participle of kiss off

as in dumping

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 dismissing

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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Part of the issue was Disney’s decision to release the show, which had been completed since around 2024, all at once, dumping 22 episodes onto the platform with limited prior advertising.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Flash flooding continues across South Central Texas as thunderstorms train over the same areas, dumping up to a foot of rain and triggering water rescues and road closures.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of dumping

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Sunday’s final will be his sixth World Cup match in total and first since dismissing Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie for covering his mouth while confronting Mexico’s Santiago Gimenez in the round of 32.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
In response, eBay's board wasted little time in dismissing the proposal.

— Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of dismissing

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Life-threatening flash flooding has hit southern Texas after days of torrential rain, leaving at least two people dead and hundreds of people rescued across the same region struck by last July’s catastrophic floods.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
At the seventh spot, both the dark blue coating and light blue epoxy primer underneath had peeled away, leaving the concrete exposed.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of leaving

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Understanding why people label certain animals pests can help society respond to potential conflicts while minimizing harm to both humans and animals.

— Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Getting these historical lessons right will be critical to maximizing control of virus spread while minimizing social disruption.

— Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026

Definition of minimizing

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Each tier has a mesh bottom for airflow and mesh straps to keep sweaters from blowing off on windy days, and the swiveling hook can be locked into place over clotheslines or drying racks to stay put in the breeze.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
The meteoroid heats up tremendously as well, ablating—blowing off—material from its surface, often leaving a lingering bright streak called a train.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026

Definition of blowing off

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Burke touted a system of elevated guideways running down many of Los Angeles’ major roads, above auto traffic.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Cleveland Guardians first baseman Ralphy Velazquez played the whole game and finally got a hit in his last at-bat, getting to a slider running down-and-in but still in the strike zone for a single to left.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of running down

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That detail isn't mentioned, but thanks to the camera in the patrol car, there's video evidence of him ditching the device.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have been recovering their rockets since 2015, saving vast amounts of money by recycling them rather than ditching them after liftoff.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of ditching

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Weakening high pressure to our east is slowly reducing scorching hot temperatures from earlier this week and diminishing the monsoonal moisture that provided unseasonable rain showers and thunderstorms.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
In Miami-Dade, the transit system faces financial woes Aside from diminishing Miami-Dade’s transit ambitions, the Levine Cava plan also highlights the dire financial picture facing mass transit in the county.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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