kiss off 1 of 2

verb

Definition of kiss offnext
1
as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with you can't kiss someone off like that and then expect to make up

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2
as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of a chef who airily kisses off the cuisine of his rivals as homey comfort food

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kiss-off

2 of 2

noun

as in dismissal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiss off
  1. dump
  2. dismiss
  3. dismissal
  4. leave
  5. minimize
  6. rejection
  7. ditch
  8. diminish
Verb
  • Kelly apologized, but NBC dumped the show days later.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the third quarter, Buffett’s company dumped another 100 million Apple shares, according to the Wall Street Journal, leaving Berkshire with about $70 billion worth of the iPhone maker’s stock.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Some critics of President Biden may dismiss his recent apology of the federal Indian boarding schools as a strategy to win votes in what was a tight presidential election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Hamlin offered a glimpse into his conversation with Forde, heatedly recounting how online criticisms of the playoff system were dismissed.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dismiss
Noun
  • The hearing officer agreed but despite his dismissal of the summons, the sheriff’s office opted to keep the closure order in place for one year.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Expect the Clippers to shed further light on Shelton’s dismissal.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismissal
Verb
  • The callers reported seeing a man armed with a gun fleeing a silver sedan that was left disabled in a parking lot, authorities said.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The Lakers were already down several bodies in their frontcourt, with Christian Wood (offseason left knee surgery) and Jarred Vanderbilt (offseason feet surgery) sidelined, leaving two-way center Christian Koloko as the only available big man behind Davis.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of leave
Verb
  • In contrast, the single-bore method minimizes street-level disruption.
    Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • This method, which is based on the idea of moving to where the hottest deer sign and action can be found, is used by many hunters who decide to minimize their hunting gear footprint and overall carry weight.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of minimize
Noun
  • The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Many of these communities will have faced rejection or exclusion from a product or service application.
    Ivo Gueorguiev, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of rejection
Verb
  • Netflix ditched its $9.99 Basic ad-free tier this year, forcing people to choose between the $6.99 or $15.49 tier.
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The impasse left thousands of former public employees scrambling to determine whether to ditch the health insurer or risk not being allowed back to visit doctors, specialists and medical teams that some seniors have been seeing for years, if not decades.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • As new ways become familiar, employees recognize their advantages, and resistance gradually diminishes.
    Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But now, arrivals have diminished significantly, and officials closed the city’s last migrant shelter last month.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of diminish
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