written off

verb

past participle of write off
1
as in dismissed
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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2
as in reduced
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 written off Not long ago, the announcement would have been written off as yet another blockchain trial balloon. — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 She was written off when her character died from a brain tumor in season 9. — Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Miñoso’s character, firefighter Joe Cruz, will likewise be written off in Season 15. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 When teens and 20-somethings became the earliest adopters of Snapchat and then TikTok, titles aimed at those demographics had to embrace them or risk being written off as irrelevant by a generation that is more inclined to watch YouTube anyway. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Once opened, or even once placed in the room, they’re written off, and from an operational perspective, letting guests take them is easier than throwing them away. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026 After three seasons, Amos’s character was written off the show—James was killed in a car crash at the beginning of season four. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026 Women often present with subtler symptoms than the loud snoring and gasping typically associated with the disorder, so their cases are frequently written off as stress, aging or hormones. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 Some argued the songs are real, but were written off as AI to minimize interest. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for written off
  1. dismissed
  2. reduced
  3. run down
  4. written down
  5. played down
  6. sunk
  7. talked down
Verb
  • But the fate of Mangione’s state case, set to go to trial next month, now hangs in the balance as his attorneys seek to get second-degree murder and weapons charges dismissed over double jeopardy protections.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • All six defendants initially faced torture charges that were dismissed.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • The company, which focuses on the athletic sports accessories industry, also reduced its full year revenue guidance.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At all five, at least two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — well above the roughly 52% district average.
    — Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • Garner, who was photographed separately at the store, embraced an athleisure style moment with a pair of forest green leggings with white stripes running down the sides.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Reds rallied from three runs down in the eighth inning after White Sox starter Sean Burke allowed only one run on three hits in seven innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of run down
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  • An organization that keeps its unchangeable problem written down somewhere visible has not solved it.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • That’s enough to call it preexisting, whether or not it was written down anywhere.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of written down
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  • The industry is one of the key drivers of Indian economic growth and middle-class expansion, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played down job displacement concerns.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Iranian state television earlier played down the outcome of the Iran-Oman discussions, citing a person familiar with the matter as saying an agreement between Tehran and Muscat would not necessarily mean the strait would open immediately.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of played down
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  • After failing to suppress her laughter, Brattin sunk to the floor as another host continued the segment on the live broadcast.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • If there were any more, Blanche’s nomination would have been sunk.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunk
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  • The influencer, or their manager, already expects to be talked down.
    — Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • The contractors talked down to me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of talked down

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“Written off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/written%20off. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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