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Synonyms for dismissive
dis·mis·sive
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dismissiveadjective
Synonyms:
indifferent, contemptuousdismissiveadjective
Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.
Synonyms:
indifferent, contemptuous
Princeton's WordNet
dismissiveadjective
showing indifference or disregard
"a dismissive shrug"; "the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product"; "'chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term 'housewife syndrome'"
Antonyms:
interested, acceptivedismissiveadjective
stopping to associate with
"they took dismissive action after the third violation"
Antonyms:
interested, acceptive
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dismissive":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#18171 | cavalier | |
#24087 | indifferent | |
#42627 | derogatory | |
#68451 | dismissive | |
#76304 | contemptuous | |
#96251 | patronising |
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[ Narcissists ] wo n’t look them in the eye, are downright rude or dismissive, raise their voice for even a small slight, and may rapidly demand to see the manager.
The President has long recognized that blue-collar workers, non-college-educated workers, workers in traditionally lower-paid sectors, such as laborers in manufacturing or providers of care to kids and older persons, in many ways those workers have for too long been forgotten by even Democrat policy makers, who basically told them,' Get a college education and you'll be fine,' which is not a viable option for a lot of people and seems pretty dismissive of their experience. I think The President's always bridled at an economics that leaves behind two-thirds of the workforce [ without college degrees ] and especially given that it's the two-thirds of the workforce that's been least pulled along by economic growth.
It's sad that Vice President Mike Pence is so dismissive of the American lives lost in Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs, and Parkland — not to mention the thousands of people killed every month by gun violence.
Environmental Protection Agency:
Under the Antideficiency Act, EPA must conduct an internal investigation and identify the persons responsible, however, EPA is dismissive of GAO’s legal decision. In fact, even though GAO issued its legal decision on December 14, EPA has not removed from its website the messages that GAO found to be covert propaganda and grass roots lobbying.
The detainees are frustrated, rightfully so, that something as simple as being able to get meals that are edible for them and religiously compliant for them are not being attended to, i think that they particularly feel that they're just being ignored, that ICE is being dismissive, that nobody cares.
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