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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Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Another tale describes maintenance workers at the Old Zoo dumping spoiled soda syrup off the cliff, which lured swarms of bees.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumping

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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

Definition of dismissing

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But that process has proven slippery for more than 250 communities that received no bids for the 2026-27 season, leaving them to choose whether to stay with the state and wait for emergency bids or find alternative sources.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Amenities and experiences The Rockaway Hotel makes a pretty convincing case for never leaving the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaving

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That’s no problem for them, because the failures occur years after the discussions, minimizing the political risk to those who voted for these misguided plans.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Patagonia, for example, has long organized itself around a commitment to minimizing its impact on the planet.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of minimizing

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Roughly an hour later, a powerful explosion ripped through the building, blowing off exterior walls and exposing its steel framework.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
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

Definition of blowing off

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For decades, El Capitan has kicked off the high school football season with the Vaquero Run, with players running down Maine Avenue in Lakeside.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Ace also has video of him running down the speedy Deshonne Redeaux last season to prevent a touchdown against Oaks Christian.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of running down

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In 2018, Becerra, while serving as state attorney general, popped by Thomas’ golf tournament retirement party, ditching his security detail and fielding work calls from the links.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The driver continued into the University Park area before ditching the car in a neighborhood.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditching

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In the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, France's initial mediating role gave way to a pro-Armenia stance, alienating Baku and diminishing its leverage with Yerevan, which now increasingly favors the US.

— Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
During Anahulu Ho Emi, the third and final phase, the focus is diminishing, surrendering and reflecting.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

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