DISMISSED Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

dismissed

verb

past tense of dismiss

as in sacked

to let go from office, service, or employment the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies

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as in ejected

to drive or force out the sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest

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as in minimized

to express scornfully one's low opinion of critics dismissed his music as mere noise

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Recent Examples of dismissed Gibson Dunn, an external law firm, investigated and dismissed Love’s complaints. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Unfortunately, some of my academic and clinical colleagues have dismissed this approach. — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 Once dismissed as an oddity in American bathrooms, the bidet is having a moment. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit was eventually dismissed in 2023 because of what a judge said was its overly sprawling nature. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The case was ultimately dismissed after the parties reached a settlement, records show. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Gonzalez Rogers initially dismissed the case, though the Supreme Court later took it up and ruled that consumers could sue the company. — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Doshi, Hensen, and others who were dismissed did not respond to requests for comment. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 Democratic strategists interviewed by the Washington Examiner largely dismissed the idea that Ossoff’s Jewish identity itself would present an obstacle. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

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Fields rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns but was sacked twice in the second half.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Darnold was sacked only 27 times during the regular season in 2025, compared to 50 for previous starter Geno Smith in 2024.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sacked

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Plate umpire Alan Porter tossed Vitello and first-base ump Jim Wolf ejected Webb, who was not pitching Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Days later, a former NBA player who has used the WNBA as a vehicle for anti-trans advocacy was ejected from a Chicago Sky game, after engaging in an altercation with team guard Natasha Cloud.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

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In this location, the telescope will rarely be blocked by Earth and infrared heat from the Earth, sun and moon is minimized.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of minimized

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But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

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The film is a story about motherhood, survival and resistance that follows a young woman who’s been banished from her community.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of banished

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Inside one, the individual is both multiplied and diminished.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
The persuasiveness of these efforts, however, is diminished when a WRO is modified without transparency and despite readily accessible evidence indicating that conditions for the workers have not truly improved.

— Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Anthony Gose, who was just recalled on the road trip, retired five consecutive batters.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Following the Channel 4/HBO sketch comedy show Da Ali G Show (2000-’04) and the 2002 Universal movie Ali G Indahouse, Cohen temporarily retired the character in 2007.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of retired

Verb

The Brewers regained a two-run lead in the sixth on David Hamilton’s RBI single that chased Bradford, who gave up nine hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers loaded the bases again in the eighth but came up empty when Muncy chased a splitter out of the strike zone on the ninth-pitch of his at-bat against reliever Didier Fuentes.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

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