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brushes aside

VERB

ignore; refuse

Synonyms

WEAK

boycott cold-shoulder contradict cut deny disclaim dismiss disown disregard get rid of have no time for ostracize override rebuff reject repudiate scorn send away slight snub spurn sweep aside

Antonyms

WEAK

attend pay attention see

VERB

pay no attention to

Synonyms

WEAK

brush off discount dismiss disregard ignore push aside

Example Sentences

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Simon dismisses the president’s national security adviser, Tom Donilon, as “a former lawyer for the mortgage giant Fannie Mae” and brushes aside another senior aide, Ben Rhodes, as “an aspiring novelist.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

This movie brushes aside a lot of things — the most shocking thing about it is how soggily noncommittal it is.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

He claimed that the majority "brushes aside these consequences and even suggests that the States should have known better than to count on our decision."

From Fox News • Apr. 20, 2020

The most explicit allusion is on “Paper Rings,” which at once embraces marriage and brushes aside the pageantry: “I like shiny things, but I’d marry you with paper rings,” goes the chorus.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2019

He went to the dresser and pushed her jars and combs and brushes aside and took the package from his pocket and laid it in the cleared space.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright