brushed off
Gave the snub
Brushed off means dismissed or ignored, often in a way that feels casual or disrespectful.
Someone who gets brushed off has their concerns, requests, or presence treated as unimportant: I tried to talk to her about it, but she brushed me off.
The image is of flicking away something minor, like dust from a sleeve.
- swept asideRemoved or dismissed abruptly
- waved awayGestured someone to leave
- dustedRemoved surface particles
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- paid no mindDeliberately didn't notice
neglected · rejected · slighted · trivialized · marginalized · cast aside · pushed aside · shunned · wiped · overlooked · dismissed · swept · rebuffed · disregarded · snubbed · omitted · tidied · bypassed
brushed offpaid attention to
welcomed · embraced · acknowledged · attended to · taken seriously
brushed offembraced
Held someone warmly
taken in · accepted · included · drawn in · fussed over
brushed offprioritized
Ordered by importance
valued · respected · taken seriously · honored · esteemed
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