WRITE-OFF Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

write off

verb

Definition of write off

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 National Democratic funding organizations have largely written off Florida in recent election cycles. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Not writing off this year yet, but the window is '27-'30 for this group. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The glistening torsos of the construction workers are all too easy to write off as sweaty. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 That process can turn a market everyone else already wrote off into the one that still has return sitting in it. — Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for write off

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Verb

Bacelar disputed the accusations and said the lawsuit is filled with recycled claims that were previously litigated and dismissed.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Tyreek Hill was also a polarizing receiver who faced a 2014 domestic assault case that was dismissed and a 2019 child abuse probe, though no charges were filed.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismiss

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By controlling how densely cancer-targeting proteins are displayed on the virus, the team developed vaccine particles that significantly reduced tumor development in mice.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Research suggests standard time better aligns with our circadian rhythm, or internal clock, and reduces the risk of health complications.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduce

Verb

While any sunscreen stick can shift your foundation or blush a bit, this one's smooth, almost primer-like texture helps minimize tugging.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Oct. 2026
That’s not to minimize any of these genres in the comparison, or to give any time to the laughable claim that escapist fiction is low-brow, reductive fare.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimize

Verb

The practice involves writing down your intrusive thoughts and fears, and even recording yourself talking about them, and playing that recording back to yourself.

— Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
That is where the risk shows up, when someone is let go for missing a goal nobody wrote down.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of write down

Verb

Members of Congress could be expected to resist presidential encroachments because those encroachments diminished their own power.

— Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
In theory, such an arrangement diminishes the cells’ ability to transport oxygen from the lungs.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminish

Verb

As the savings from their years abroad run down, and the limits on their freedom as a gay couple close in, the relationship comes under strain.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
The Valkyries decided to allow the clock to run down and the Dream could exhale.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of run down

Verb

The case, announced Friday, accuses Floris and Benavides of falsely playing down their knowledge about a laptop the Justice Department says Hunter Biden abandoned at a computer repair shop in 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The Singapore Shipping Association also played down the prospect of a broad withdrawal of commercial shipping from the region, suggesting operators would instead adapt to changing trade conditions.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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