" shrugs off "

1: to dismiss as of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blinks (at),

•  brushes (aside or off),

•  condones,

•  discounts,

•  disregards,

•  excuses,

•  forgives,

•  glosses (over),

•  glozes (over),

•  ignores,

•  overlooks,

•  overpasses,

•  papers over,

•  pardons,

•  passes over,

•  remits,

•  whitewashes,

•  winks (at)

•  Antonyms : 

•  dons,

•  puts on,

•  slips (into),

•  throws (on)

2: to rid oneself of (a garment);

  * e.g., " ... she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doffs,

•  douses,

•  peels (off),

•  puts off,

•  removes,

•  takes off

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to dismiss as of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blink (at),

•  brush (aside or off),

•  condone,

•  discount,

•  disregard,

•  excuse,

•  forgive,

•  gloss (over),

•  gloze (over),

•  ignore,

•  overlook,

•  overpass,

•  paper over,

•  pardon,

•  pass over,

•  remit,

•  whitewash,

•  wink (at)

•  Antonyms : 

•  don,

•  put on,

•  slip (into),

•  throw (on)

2: to rid oneself of (a garment);

  * e.g., " ... she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doff,

•  douse,

•  peel (off),

•  put off,

•  remove,

•  take off

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)