Synonyms of blow off

blow off

verb

1

as in to dump

to end a usually intimate relationship with

before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• leave
• ditch
• kiss off
• break off (with)
• kiss good-bye
• cut
• jilt
• abandon
• brush (aside or off)
• snub
• slight
• cold-shoulder
• high-hat
• desert
• forsake
• maroon
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• hook up (with)
• latch (on or onto)
• befriend

2

as in to skip

to fail to attend

blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skip
• miss
• play hooky
• pass over
• ignore
• cut
• absent oneself
• neglect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attend
• show up (for)

Examples of blow off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Winds blew off her roof and her neighbors’ and lifted a 5,000-pound cow trailer, sending it careening into the side of her house. —Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024

McCann took the glancing blow off the side of his nose and immediately went to the ground, bleeding profusely. —Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024

During the trials, one team member would start up the fan, another would place an insect on the car, and a third would log the moment the lanternfly got blown off the vehicle. —Byhannah Richter, science.org, 9 July 2024

If that lifted the roof, it almost got blown off its walls as James wound up and sunk his first practice dunk. —Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024