brush aside

Verb

Meaning

bar from attention or consideration

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Synonyms

discount dismiss disregard brush off push aside shun minify decline slight reject minimize deny refuse ignore forget

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Antonyms

see view report revaluation take a look dramatize

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Hypernyms

reject

Hyponyms

slight scoff discredit flout turn a blind eye cold-shoulder

Examples

She dismissed his advances Source: Internet

Journalists, whistleblowers and skeptical investors had all questioned Wirecard’s accounting for years, but executives were able to brush aside their allegations. Source: Internet

Later the same evening, Clinton ally and interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile used a similar approach to brush aside questions about an email suggesting she’d given Clinton a question in advance of a primary debate. Source: Internet

Christchurch Boys’ High School will be expected to brush aside their opening clash of the season when they host Waimea Combined. Source: Internet

The market's reaction also seems to brush aside concerns over a eurosceptic government in one of the EU's founding countries. Source: Internet

Lionel Messi didn’t need to be at his best for Argentina to brush aside Belgium. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

brush brush and ink brush ape brush away brush back brush bird