" wrote off "

1: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad-mouthed,

•  belittled,

•  cried down,

•  decried,

•  denigrated,

•  deprecated,

•  depreciated,

•  derogated,

•  diminished,

•  discounted,

•  dismissed,

•  disparaged,

•  dissed,

•  kissed off,

•  minimized,

•  played down,

•  poor-mouthed,

•  put down,

•  ran down,

•  talked down,

•  trashed,

•  trash-talked,

•  vilipended

•  Antonyms : 

•  acclaimed,

•  applauded,

•  exalted,

•  extolled,

•  glorified,

•  lauded,

•  magnified,

•  praised

2: to diminish the price or value of;

  * e.g., " ... that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attenuated,

•  broke,

•  cheapened,

•  depreciated,

•  depressed,

•  devaluated,

•  devalued,

•  downgraded,

•  lowered,

•  marked down,

•  reduced,

•  sank,

•  wrote down

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciated,

•  enhanced,

•  marked up,

•  upgraded

1: to express scornfully one's low opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad-mouth,

•  belittle,

•  cry down,

•  decry,

•  denigrate,

•  deprecate,

•  depreciate,

•  derogate,

•  diminish,

•  dis,

•  discount,

•  dismiss,

•  disparage,

•  kiss off,

•  minimize,

•  play down,

•  poor-mouth,

•  put down,

•  run down,

•  talk down,

•  trash,

•  trash-talk,

•  vilipend

•  Antonyms : 

•  acclaim,

•  applaud,

•  exalt,

•  extol,

•  glorify,

•  laud,

•  magnify,

•  praise

2: to diminish the price or value of;

  * e.g., " ... that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attenuate,

•  break,

•  cheapen,

•  depreciate,

•  depress,

•  devaluate,

•  devalue,

•  downgrade,

•  lower,

•  mark down,

•  reduce,

•  sink,

•  write down

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  enhance,

•  mark up,

•  upgrade