brush aside
• dismiss something as being unimportant or not worth consideration; disregard something.
• "he brushed aside attacks on his policies"
Similar:
disregard,
ignore,
dismiss,
shrug off,
pass over,
put aside,
sweep aside,
wave aside,
overlook,
pay no attention to,
take no notice of,
refuse to acknowledge,
neglect,
think no more of,
forget about,
have no time for,
shut one's eyes to,
turn a blind eye to,
turn a deaf ear to,
reject,
spurn,
flout,
scoff at,
laugh off,
make light of,
trivialize,
belittle,
minimize,
play down,
pooh-pooh,
cock a snook at,
