Synonyms of written off

written off

verb

past participle of write off

1

as in dismissed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• dumped on
• run down
• played down
• talked down
• cried down
• criticized
• minimized
• kissed off
• put down
• discounted
• denigrated
• denounced
• diminished
• disparaged
• vilipended
• belittled
• derogated
• depreciated
• decried
• deprecated
• condemned
• poor-mouthed
• trashed
• trash-talked
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• discommended
• scolded
• aspersed
• disapproved (of)
• abused
• disliked
• maligned
• slandered
• vilified
• reprehended
• disgraced
• defamed
• reprobated
• censured
• ripped
• traduced
• slurred
• discredited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• approved
• applauded
• exalted
• acclaimed
• magnified
• recommended
• lauded
• endorsed
• extolled
• glorified
• favored
• sanctioned
• complimented
• commended
• countenanced
• eulogized

2

as in reduced

to diminish the price or value of

that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• written down
• sunk
• marked down
• depressed
• attenuated
• lowered
• downgraded
• devalued
• devaluated
• depreciated
• cheapened
• broken
• underestimated
• shrunk
• debased
• demonetized
• compressed
• undervalued
• underrated
• contracted
• underpriced
• abridged
• lessened
• moderated
• downsized
• dwindled
• deflated
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• marked up
• enhanced
• upgraded
• appreciated
• blown up
• inflated
• added
• increased
• extended
• expanded
• overestimated
• overrated
• augmented
• raised
• heightened
• compounded
• overpriced
• enlarged
• bloated
• amplified
• overvalued
• multiplied
• escalated
• dilated
• swelled
• maximized
• boosted
• upped
• ballooned
• aggrandized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of written off

They were written off months ago by pollsters and Democratic leaders, yet their candidates came closer than many thought possible. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Its gravity is not measured by a relatively short list of maimings and deaths, nor can it be written off as perception unsupported by data. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

After years of being written off as a stodgy old-school working-class leader, Hochul also surprisingly rebranded herself as a more lively persona. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Earlier this week, national Democrats appeared to have written off the race, as House Majority PAC, a Super PAC focused on electing Democrats to the House, pulled funding for TV ads supporting Dalton’s candidacy. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

To that customer, a plant the market had written off was suddenly worth bringing back. — Jake Rozmaryn, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Jerusalem — In a political career that has spanned more than three decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has been written off too many times to count, only to prove the obituaries were penned prematurely. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026

Record journal entries when invoices are paid, discounted, refunded or written off. — Dana Miranda, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

By that point — more than a decade after my symptoms began — other diseases that mimic MS had been ruled out, but only because I was forced to inquire about them after doctors had wrongly written off MS early in my diagnostic search. — Lindsay Karp, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026