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send away

VERB
brush aside/brush off
Synonyms
WEAK
boycott cold-shoulder contradict cut deny disclaim dismiss disown disregard get rid of have no time for ostracize override rebuff reject repudiate scorn slight snub spurn sweep aside
Antonyms
WEAK
attend pay attention see
VERB
brush off
Synonyms
WEAK
boycott brush aside cold-shoulder contradict cut deny disclaim dismiss disown disregard ostracize override rebuff refuse reject repudiate scorn slight snub spurn sweep aside
Antonyms
WEAK
attend pay attention
VERB
rebuff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chide deny dismiss disregard fend off ignore oppose rebuke refuse reject repudiate resist snub spurn turn down
STRONG
check cross cut decline disallow discourage neglect repel reprove repulse slight
WEAK
beat off brush off cold-shoulder hold off keep at a distance keep at arm's length keep at bay lash out at not hear of pass up push back put in one's place put off stave off tell off ward off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK accept acknowledge admit allow approve compliment go along grant note pay attention praise regard sanction welcome
STRONG
aid assist attract help permit
WEAK
hug include take in

Example Sentences

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And rather than embracing a youth movement, they’ll send away an unhappy 24-year-old for picks they’ll probably never use efficiently anyway.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

A promotional offer aimed at collectors of “Star Wars” toys allowed them to send away for a Boba Fett action figure before he appeared in the movies.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2021

In the interim, clinicians were forced to send away hundreds of cancer patients, said Olivia Thompson, a nurse at the cancer center.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2020

In the dead and dark of night, I send away the only man who has sworn an oath to protect me.

From The New Yorker • May 15, 2017

She’d lost her husband years ago, then her daughter, and now she was about to send away her only grandson.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan