Clues for the word "DISMISS"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 36 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on August 20, 2025.
Definition of dismiss
- v. t. - To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
- v. t. - To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
- v. t. - To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
- n. - Dismission.
Referring Clues
- Send away
- Brush aside
- Not consider seriously
- Allow to leave
- Let go
- Synonym for the first words of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 31-Down
- Sneeze at
- Don't take seriously
- Send away, as a class
- Send packing
- Shrug off
- Stop considering
- Sent packing
- Sack
- Fire
- Final military order received - is mission pared down?
- Refuse to accept part of record is missing
- Show red card to underworld girl
- Break off the engagement
- Cashier to treat as unworthy
- Is fluff under bedstead ultimately causing fire?
- Cashier one Sergeant Major in Norfolk town
- Push a girl's girl
- Sack young lady after insult
- Permit to go
- Allow to leave, as a class
- Discharge
- Lay off
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - August 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 31, 2025
- Family Time - January 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 18, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - October 17, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 09, 2022
- Guardian Quick - October 13, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - August 25, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - March 10, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 23, 2016
- USA Today - November 25, 2015
- Universal - December 10, 2014
- Wall Street Journal - May 25, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 17, 2011
- Guardian Quick - May 04, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - January 11, 2010
- Netword - February 08, 2009
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 17, 2008
- Washington Post - March 14, 2008
- Netword - March 03, 2008
- New York Sun - August 15, 2007
- Netword - September 05, 2006
- Netword - July 30, 2006
- Guardian Everyman - May 07, 2006
- LA Times - April 26, 2006
- Washington Post - March 20, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - May 26, 2005
- And in 6 more crossword puzzles...