WRITING OFF Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

writing off

verb

present participle of write off

as in dismissing

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

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as in reducing

to diminish the price or value of that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up

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Recent Examples of writing off But as his brace against Uzbekistan showed, writing off Ronaldo remains a dangerous mistake. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 So, before writing off a sluggish job candidate search as a market issue, take a hard look at the listing itself, from the title to the requirements, the compensation and the hiring process. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Faced with the reality of Rowland not coming back, Anderson had multiple options, including writing off the character altogether. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 June 2026 No one was writing off Raman anymore. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 Forsaking clay, if only in terms of expectations, means writing off a little more than 20 percent of the season, a quarter of the Grand Slams and, for now, a third of the most important ATP tournaments, the Masters 1000s. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Look, writing off the Twins was stale before the season even started. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026 The problem is that too much money is made writing off losses on empty properties. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 There is a bronze bust waiting for him in Canton one day, and writing off his career right now would be a fool’s errand. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026

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William Roberson Anyone dismissing the Slingshot (in any form) on practicality grounds is missing the point by a light year or two - the Slingshot makes a Miata seem like a spacious minivan.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
She was especially hurt that some of the people who criticized Cox most harshly, dismissing him as craven and disingenuous, were those who had the closest relationships with him.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

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According to a news release, the program will track attendance and behavioral data with the primary goals being to improve school attendance and student grades while potentially reducing psychiatric hospitalizations.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
That could lower capital and operating costs while reducing safety risks during production.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reducing

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What makes a roster a championship roster is scheming by accentuating the strengths and minimizing the weaknesses.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
The yearlong closure allowed the park district to address multiple infrastructure needs at once, minimizing the disruption that would have resulted from completing the work over several seasons, according to officials.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of minimizing

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One week ago, my father and I finished writing down the journey of his career together as the last chapter of my upcoming book, Invisible Senators (BPP/Simon & Schuster).

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Why would a woman counting down the hours until her suicide still be writing down joke ideas?

— Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026

Definition of writing down

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Sanchez added her record-breaker in the 78th, running down a long ball sent forward by Courage goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan and out-running three Angel City defenders before burying her shot.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Well, Bournemouth, the three points were yours in Manchester on Sunday, with the clock running down.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of running down

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Instead of marking down items at the end of a season, Nordy releases new items at deep discounts, then raises them to full price once the sale is over.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 July 2026
Sony has a tradition of marking down its PlayStation 5 hardware a couple of times a year, and one of those opportunities to save is here through June 10th.

— Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 27 May 2026

Definition of marking down

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Leadership training disputes The lawsuit alleges Petersen began subjecting Kennon to discriminatory treatment around January 2024, including talking down to her, ignoring her and questioning her judgment.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Any emphasis in his Jackson Hole address on his commitment to 2% inflation could help in talking down long bond yields.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking down

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But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
As more money and attention flow into the space, the challenge is how to capitalize on the cultural cachet of the Grand Slams without diminishing what made that access desirable in the first place.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

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