All brush-off synonyms

noun brush-off

• omitting — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
• disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
• oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
• lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
• slighting — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
• overlooking — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
• insouciance — the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
• unmindful — not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.
• pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
• reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
• refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
• failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
• disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• discourtesy — lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness.
• put-down — a landing of an aircraft.
• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• statement — something stated.
• disaffirm — to deny; contradict.
• abnegation — a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
• jackpot — the chief prize or the cumulative stakes in a game or contest, as in bingo, a quiz contest, or a slot machine.
• flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
• service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
• run-in — a quarrel; argument.
• affray — An affray is a noisy and violent fight, especially in a public place.
• brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
• mix-up — a confused state of things; muddle; tangle.
• repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
• negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
• rebuff — a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
• nay — and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
• prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
• renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
• nix — nothing.
• turndown — that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
• contradiction — If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
• protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
• refutation — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
• declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
• disclaimer — a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
• nonacceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
• refutal — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
• disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
• renouncement — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
• disproof — the act of disproving.