Synonyms of write off

write off

verb

1

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• minimize
• diminish
• dump on
• run down
• play down
• talk down
• criticize
• discount
• kiss off
• cry down
• denigrate
• put down
• decry
• derogate
• disparage
• dislike
• diss
• vilipend
• deprecate
• depreciate
• denounce
• belittle
• condemn
• poor-mouth
• trash
• dis
• disapprove (of)
• trash-talk
• bad-mouth
• discommend
• scold
• discredit
• abuse
• slander
• malign
• censure
• vilify
• reprehend
• disgrace
• traduce
• reprobate
• rip
• defame
• slur
• asperse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• applaud
• praise
• approve
• magnify
• recommend
• exalt
• extol
• laud
• glorify
• acclaim
• favor
• endorse
• sanction
• countenance
• indorse
• commend
• extoll
• compliment
• eulogize

2

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of

that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• write down
• mark down
• sink
• lower
• depress
• attenuate
• shrink
• devaluate
• downgrade
• devalue
• depreciate
• cheapen
• break
• underestimate
• debase
• demonetize
• moderate
• compress
• contract
• underrate
• lessen
• undervalue
• downsize
• dwindle
• deflate
• abridge
• underprice
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appreciate
• mark up
• enhance
• upgrade
• blow up
• add
• inflate
• increase
• expand
• extend
• maximize
• raise
• overestimate
• multiply
• augment
• boost
• swell
• escalate
• amplify
• bloat
• enlarge
• compound
• heighten
• dilate
• up
• overrate
• overvalue
• balloon
• aggrandize
• overprice

Examples of write off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a typical election year, Colorado’s 4th Congressional District would be all but written off. —Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024

Expenses such as supplies, software, office space, and even a portion of your home can be written off as business expenses, which can reduce your taxable income. —Melissa Houston, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

The struggles cannot be disentangled and written off as foreign or complicated. —Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024

Rosen and Baldwin will introduce a bill Wednesday that would allow a tax write off of up to to $50,000 for small business startups. —Stephen Neukam, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024