dismiss lightly

Frequency: 6.99.5 per million words

To dismiss without giving it serious thought.

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Examples (10)

  • Children's fears should never be dismissed lightly.
  • The manager dismissed her concerns lightly, a decision he later regretted.
  • Don't dismiss these warnings lightly; they are based on solid evidence.
  • We cannot afford to dismiss the competition's new product lightly.
  • The potential long-term consequences are too severe to be dismissed lightly.
  • He tends to dismiss any opinion that differs from his own lightly.
  • A threat of this magnitude is not something to be dismissed lightly.
  • I made the mistake of dismissing the symptoms lightly at first.
  • The committee was criticized for having dismissed the report so lightly.
  • It's a mistake to dismiss voter apathy lightly during an election year.