write off | Definition of write off

Synonyms and Antonyms of write off

1 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

Synonyms of write off

bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend

Words Related to write off

disapprove (of), dislike

censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate

asperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilify

discredit, disgrace

Phrases Synonymous with write off

Near Antonyms of write off

approve, countenance, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, sanction

commend, compliment, eulogize

Antonyms of write off

acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise

2 to diminish the price or value of

that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up

Synonyms of write off

attenuate, break, cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, sink, write down

Words Related to write off

debase, demonetize

underestimate, underprice, underrate, undervalue

abridge, compress, contract, de-escalate, deflate, downsize, dwindle, lessen, moderate, shrink

Near Antonyms of write off

bloat, blow up, inflate

overestimate, overprice, overrate, overvalue

add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, compound, dilate, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, increase, maximize, multiply, raise, swell, up

Antonyms of write off

appreciate, enhance, mark up, upgrade