dismissively
adverbHow many syllables in dismissively?
There are 4 syllables in the word dismissively.How to pronounce dismissively:
Definition of dismissively:
- dismissively (adverb):
- serving to dismiss or reject someone or something having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something regarded as unworthy of serious attention
Synonyms for dismissively:
ax
axe
bounce
can
discharge
fire
muster out
pink-slip
release
remove
retire
sack
terminate
turn off
Antonyms for dismissively:
admiringly
appreciatively
approvingly
attentively
complimentarily
favorably
favourably
flatteringly
friendlily
goodly
interestedly
positively
respectfully
sympathetically
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- operator
- contentedly
- skeptically
- rhythmically
- evanescence
- transmogrified
- peregrinate
- epiphanic
- singularly
- recrudescent
- interrogate
- regularly
- commendable
- obviously
- accomplishments
- etiquette
- hiatuses
- crenellated
- horarius
- undetermined
- uniformly
- indelible
- timetable
- enveloping
- notorious
- instinctively
- curiously
- supplication
- exaltation
- serenaded
- acculturate
- humanizer
- untenable
- misadventure
- harmonious
- circumvented
- vivacious
- comparable
- exasperate
- sufficiently
- exaggerate
- Cytheria
- autography
- nepotistic
- absolutely
- coagulate
- amazingly
- declamation
- veneration
- vicinity
- … more
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