dismissed
Let go from
Dismissed is the past tense of dismiss, meaning sent away or released from duty, attention, or consideration.
A class is dismissed when the teacher ends it; an employee is dismissed when fired.
The judge dismissed the case means it was thrown out, not allowed to proceed.
To feel dismissed is to feel brushed off—your concerns treated as unworthy of serious attention.
Removed from position
- ejectedForcibly removed
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- excommunicatedOfficially cut from church
- evictedRemoved from property legally
exiled · removed · thrown out · kicked out · barred · deposed · drummed out · cast out
Rejected with contempt
- declinedRefused or diminished
- refusedDeclined to accept
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
snubbed · turned down · brushed off · ignored · disregarded · overlooked · cold shoulder · shut out
Found not guilty
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
let off · freed · released · pardoned · reprieved · off the hook · not guilty · case closed
Termination without cause
- terminationAct of ending something
- sackedDismissed from a job
- let goCease holding something
- redundancyNeedless duplication
severance · downsizing · unemployment · pink slip · outplacement · furlough · jobless · workforce reduction
Expressed mocking disbelief
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
- doubtedLacked certainty about
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
debunked · pooh-poohed · laughed off · shrugged off · belittled · trivialized · minimized · downplayed
ousted
Removed from position
- ejectedForcibly removed
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- excommunicatedOfficially cut from church
evicted · exiled · removed · thrown out · kicked out · barred · deposed · drummed out · cast out · shown the door
spurned
Rejected with contempt
rebuffed · snubbed · turned down · brushed off · ignored · disregarded · overlooked · cold shoulder · shut out · written off
cleared
Found not guilty
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
acquitted · let off · freed · released · pardoned · reprieved · off the hook · not guilty · case closed · charges dropped
layoff
Termination without cause
- terminationAct of ending something
- sackedDismissed from a job
- let goCease holding something
redundancy · severance · downsizing · unemployment · pink slip · outplacement · furlough · jobless · workforce reduction · discharged
scoffed
Expressed mocking disbelief
discredited · debunked · pooh-poohed · laughed off · shrugged off · belittled · trivialized · minimized · downplayed · hand-waved
- overlookedoverlooked, unnoticed, ignored, forgotten, neglected
- removedremoved, taken out, eliminated, deleted, erased
- oustedfired, axed, sacked, canned, terminated
- rejection wordsrejected, rebuffed, spurned, snubbed, refused
- student statusenrolled, withdrawn, graduated, suspended, expelled
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- 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
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