shrugged off
Ignored without concern
Shrugged off means to dismiss something as unimportant or unworthy of concern.
You shrug off criticism by refusing to let it bother you.
A minor injury can be shrugged off and played through.
The image is of a physical shrug—that casual shoulder raise that says whatever: She shrugged off the insult and kept walking.
- discountedReduced in price
- no big dealInconsequential matter
- dismissedReleased from duty
- let slideChoose not to address
- let it goCease fixating on something
brushed aside · minimized · gesture · thick-skinned · deflection · rebuffed · disregard · overlooked · paid no mind · rejected · ignoring · cast-off · indifference · couldn't care less · resilience · downplayed · composure · played down
shrugged offtook to heart
Absorbed emotionally, personally
internalized · accepted · acknowledged · owned up to · absorbed
shrugged offtackled
Engaged with forcefully
confronted · addressed · dealt with · took on · attended to