dismissive
Meaning of dismissive
adjective
- feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.
monetarist theory is dismissive of the need to control local spending
his dismissive attitude towards women left him isolated
Information about dismissive
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of dismissive
dis-mis-sive
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- dismissive is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
dismissive synonyms
Meaning showing contempt; scornful:
Meaning showing contempt or lack of respect:
Meaning feeling or expressing contempt or derision:
Meaning contemptuous or mocking:
Meaning derogatory or mocking in an indirect way:
Meaning witheringly scornful; severely critical:
Meaning expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory:
Meaning (of a person, attitude, or situation) not desirable or optimistic:
Meaning not having or showing enthusiasm:
Meaning ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner:
Meaning (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort:
Meaning scornful; contemptuous:
Meaning full of or covered with nasal mucus:
Meaning (in the Christian Church) denoting formal permission from a bishop ( letters dimissory ) for a person from one diocese to be ordained in another, or (formerly) for an ordained person to leave o:
dismissive antonyms
Meaning characterized by or expressive of admiration or warm approval:
Meaning showing curiosity or concern about something or someone; having a feeling of interest:
Words that rhyme with dismissive
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