Synonyms of shrugging off

shrugging off

verb

present participle of shrug off

1

as in ignoring

to dismiss as of little importance

an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• overlooking
• forgiving
• passing over
• winking (at)
• brushing (aside or off)
• blinking (at)
• explaining
• glossing (over)
• papering over
• justifying
• pardoning
• forgiving and forgetting
• disregarding
• glozing (over)
• excusing
• closing one's eyes to
• discounting
• condoning
• whitewashing
• remitting
• waving (aside or off)
• overpassing
• rationalizing
• exculpating
• exonerating
• vindicating
• waiving
• acquitting
• absolving
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objecting (to)
• marking
• noting
• heeding
• minding

2

as in removing

to rid oneself of (a garment)

she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• peeling (off)
• putting off
• taking off
• kicking (off)
• doffing
• shedding
• stripping
• dousing
• husking
• undressing
• disrobing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throwing (on)
• slipping (into)
• putting on
• donning
• wearing
• clothing
• rigging
• dressing
• suiting
• arraying
• appareling
• robing
• garbing
• attiring
• bedecking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shrugging off

Trump, now shrugging off concerns about the threat posed to those who remained aboard the plane he was supposed to be on. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Publicly, the White House is shrugging off the legal setbacks. — Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

Paul said, referring to an interview Edwards did several years ago shrugging off the Phoenix Suns’ addition of Kevin Durant. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Lionel Messi showcased his legendary resilience, powering Argentina to a 2-0 victory over Iraq with two goals, shrugging off an early penalty kick miss. — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

The bull market keeps shrugging off every reason to stop. — Benzinga, Freep.com, 23 May 2026

Trump has also lambasted members of the alliance for shrugging off requests to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite much of the oil that Europe relies on navigating through the waterway. — Haris Alic, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026

This suggests that Amodei believed Anthropic had more leverage on the Pentagon than the Pentagon had on it — the CEO of a company founded just five years ago shrugging off a threat from the world’s most powerful and best-funded entity. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

The Europeans are shrugging off these comments, if not ignoring them entirely. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026