dismiss
Let them go
Dismiss means to send away or allow to leave: Class dismissed.
It extends to ending employment: She was dismissed after three warnings.
More commonly, dismiss means to reject something as unworthy of consideration: He dismissed her concerns as paranoia.
To dismiss a legal case is to end it without a verdict.
A dismissive attitude treats others or their ideas as unimportant.
Throw out forcibly
- oustRemove from position
- removeTake something away
- banishOfficially send away
- evictRemove from property legally
exile · deport · excommunicate · throw out · kick out · send away · show the door · expel
Make light of
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- brush offDismissive rejection of someone
- shrug offDismiss as unimportant
scoff · disparage · discount · diminish · pooh-pooh · make light of · wave away · disregard
Reject or garbage
repudiate · disallow · veto · nix · overrule · turn down · wave off · brush aside
Willful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- neglectFailure to provide care
- tune outDeliberately stop attending
- pay no mindTo deliberately ignore
turn a blind eye · shrug off · let slide · pass over · set aside · forget · discount · wave off
Termination without cause
- firingTerminating employment
- terminationAct of ending something
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
sacking · redundancy · downsizing · pink slip · furlough · outplacement · let go · axed
eject
Throw out forcibly
evict · exile · deport · excommunicate · throw out · kick out · send away · show the door · expel · purge
trivialize
Make light of
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- brush offDismissive rejection of someone
shrug off · scoff · disparage · discount · diminish · pooh-pooh · make light of · wave away · disregard · underestimate
refuse
Reject or garbage
spurn · repudiate · disallow · veto · nix · overrule · turn down · wave off · brush aside · shut down
disregard
Willful lack of attention
pay no mind · turn a blind eye · shrug off · let slide · pass over · set aside · forget · discount · wave off · brush past
layoff
Termination without cause
- firingTerminating employment
- terminationAct of ending something
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
discharge · sacking · redundancy · downsizing · pink slip · furlough · outplacement · let go · axed · canned
adjourn
Temporarily halt proceedings
throw out · strike down · quash · vacate · discontinue · release · exonerate · clear · set aside · overturn
postpone
Delay to later time
put off · adjourn · suspend · hold off · reschedule · stay · continue · defer · set aside · push back
- contemptcontempt, scorn, disdain, despise, derision
- DIS- wordsdisagree, disallow, disbelieve, disapprove, disarray
- dismissbrush off, brush aside, wave away, wave off, shrug off
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
- dismissingbrush aside, brush off, wave off, shrug off, blow off
dismissaccept
Consent to receive
consider · entertain · take seriously · acknowledge · embrace
- case dismissedLegal proceeding terminated
- early dismissalPremature end to session
- dismissive waveGesture rejecting someone's presence
- wrongful dismissalIllegal firing from work
- unfair dismissalImproper ending of employment
- dismissal noticeFormal job termination communication
dismissal, dismissed, dismissive, dismissing, dismisses, dismissively, dismissible, dismissiveness, undismissed