Synonyms of brushes (aside or off)

brushes (aside or off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of brush (aside or off)

as in ignores

to dismiss as of little importance

brushed off their complaints as the whining of people who were never satisfied

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignores
• forgives
• overlooks
• winks (at)
• blinks (at)
• glosses (over)
• explains
• justifies
• shrugs off
• pardons
• papers over
• passes over
• excuses
• discounts
• forgives and forgets
• disregards
• glozes (over)
• remits
• condones
• waves (aside or off)
• whitewashes
• overpasses
• closes one's eyes to
• rationalizes
• exculpates
• exonerates
• vindicates
• waives
• acquits
• absolves
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objects (to)
• notes
• minds
• marks
• heeds