WRITE-OFF Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

write off

verb

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock

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as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up

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Recent Examples of write off Like, at first glance, they’re completely written off. —

Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 Clearly, people plan ahead to nab the seats outdoors around the fire pits, with show-stopping views, but don't write off the interior either. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2026 Later, criticism also came from arbiters of high modernism, such as Clement Greenberg, who wrote off New Deal art as kitsch for the masses. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 To disregard Sephora and its fans would be like writing off Bravo Con or Comic Con. —

Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for write off

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As part of her agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors will dismiss four felony counts of perjury, procurement or false or forged document to be filed, and two counts of not being entitled to vote in an election.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Though often dismissed as bubblegum soul, the early Jackson 5 hits were intricate and infectious.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026