Synonyms of brushing (aside or off)

brushing (aside or off)

verb

present participle of brush (aside or off)

as in ignoring

to dismiss as of little importance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• forgiving
• overlooking
• blinking (at)
• winking (at)
• passing over
• explaining
• glossing (over)
• papering over
• shrugging off
• justifying
• pardoning
• forgiving and forgetting
• excusing
• disregarding
• glozing (over)
• discounting
• closing one's eyes to
• condoning
• whitewashing
• remitting
• waving (aside or off)
• overpassing
• rationalizing
• exculpating
• exonerating
• vindicating
• absolving
• waiving
• acquitting
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objecting (to)
• marking
• noting
• heeding
• minding