Meanings
comparative more dismissive · superlative most dismissive
- Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.
I was openly dismissive about transubstantiation, by which the host is consecrated, and according to Catholic doctrine, literally turns from mere bread into the body of Christ. “But all the atoms stay the same!” I would insist. “That makes no sense!”
2020 July 6, Helen Lewis, “How J. K. Rowling Became Voldemort”, in The AtlanticSynonyms: contemptuous, indifferent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveShowing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveshowing indifference or disregard
adjectivestopping to associate with
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Spanish displicente, dar(le) poca importancia a
- displicenteadjective
- dar(le) poca importancia a (muy)adjective
- quitar(le) importancia a (mucha)adjective
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dismissive
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dismissive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissive
“dismissive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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