Synonyms of wrote off

wrote off

verb

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• applauded
• praised
• approved
• extolled
• lauded
• acclaimed
• exalted
• recommended
• endorsed
• magnified
• glorified
• sanctioned
• favored
• commended
• complimented
• 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
• wrote down
• lowered
• depressed
• marked down
• sank
• attenuated
• devalued
• devaluated
• downgraded
• depreciated
• shrank
• cheapened
• broke
• debased
• demonetized
• underestimated
• compressed
• undervalued
• contracted
• underrated
• lessened
• dwindled
• abridged
• moderated
• underpriced
• deflated
• downsized
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrote off

However, a generation that a government minister wrote off as lazy and expendable has exposed the cracks in the system that the chief justice defended. — Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

Barr also expressed resentment over the way the show wrote off her character, claiming Roseanne Conner died of an opioid overdose. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 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

The Department of Watershed Management wrote off nearly $62 million in water and sewer accounts since 2023, which the audit team noted was an improvement from the years prior. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Some investors wrote off the growing chorus of concern around AI, saying the doomsday talk is a political tactic to encourage government regulation. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Weeks after the anniversary, the FDA proposed a new pathway to speed these therapies to children with ultra-rare disease, a pathway that runs straight through the platform the secretary wrote off. — Jeff Coller, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026

Furthermore, Oscar nominees Ruth de Jong and Ellen Mirojnick exceed expectations with their production design and costume design, respectively, which some initially wrote off as too brutalist and minimal in the film’s previews. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 July 2026