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

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

The most significant shift in social infrastructure this decade is unfolding in a category most venture investors already wrote off. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Six politicians in black robes wrote off the voting rights of multitudes of Floridians in the latest case in just a half-page of text, refusing to take it away from the First District Court of Appeal and decide it promptly. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Consumers previously wrote off Chinese goods as inferior, as Chinese manufacturers prioritized quick market entry over original designs. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 June 2026

By 2021, with Holland out and nothing but a few teaser clips, Netflix pulled the plug on the series, then wrote off over $55 million in costs. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 May 2026

When the West Coast divested from coal, national headlines all but wrote off this town of 3,000 as dying. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 2 May 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

As one example, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2016 that the carrier wrote off at least $592 million then. — Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026