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
  • Regardless of the specific charges against her, Jean McConville was the victim of a war crime, disappeared by the IRA to spare them the public shame of dumping the corpse of a young widow and mother on the street.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Just dump some ice in the base of the Christmas tree and your drinks will stay ice-cold the entire party.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of dump
Verb
  • The company dismissed its previous auditor, Marcum Asia CPAs LLP, and engaged WithumSmith+Brown, PC as its new auditor.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Douglas, who was in the final year of his contract after being hired in 2019, was not consulted by Johnson when the owner made the decision to dismiss Saleh and replace him on an interim basis with defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.
    Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of dismiss
Noun
  • Note that states with lots of quits and dismissals also ranked high on hirings.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The dismissal of Douglas, who was 30-64 and had no winning seasons in his tenure, came exactly six weeks after Johnson fired Saleh as coach on Oct. 8 after the Jets were 2-3 to open the year.
    Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of dismissal
Verb
  • That has left mid-sized TV operators in India looking to find new ways of expanding their scale.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The schedule proposed by the defense would have left little or no room to potentially hold a sentencing before Trump's term begins.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 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
  • Black Lives Matter is severely diminished as an institution.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • As new ways become familiar, employees recognize their advantages, and resistance gradually diminishes.
    Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of diminish
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