dismiss: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with S
Meaning of dismiss
verb
- transitive
To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
Example: The company dismissed me after less than a year.
- transitive
To order to leave.
Example: The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
- transitive
To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
Example: He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
- transitive
To reject; to refuse to accept.
Example: The court dismissed the case.
Listed forms: dismisses, dismissing, dismissed.
Source: Wiktionary — dismiss.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dismiss.
verb
bar from attention or consideration
verb
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
- throw out
verb
stop associating with
- send packing
- send away
- drop
verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dismiss in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dismiss
D(2) + I(1) + S(1) + M(3) + I(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of dismiss
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from dismiss
21 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dismiss. Showing up to 24, longest first.