突き放す|つきはなすtsukihanasu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto push away; to thrust aside
2. godan verb, transitive verbto detach oneself from; to keep away from; to forsake; to abandon; to desert
3. godan verb, transitive verbto act coldly; to do without emotion
4. godan verb, transitive verbto extend a wide lead over (an opponent)

• Synonym突っ放すつっぱなすCasualColloquial emphatic variant of 「突き放す」: shove someone away or treat them coldly, with a rougher, harsher tone.
• Related見放すみはなすNeutralTo give up on someone and leave them be; focuses on abandoning a person who needs help, as in 「医者に見放される」.
• Related捨てるすてるNeutralThe most common everyday word: throw things away or abandon a person; the broadest range, but without the cold, distancing nuance of 「突き放す」.
• Related放るほうるCasualColloquial: to toss something aside casually, or leave it unattended, as in 「仕事を放っておく」.
• Related遺棄いきFormalFormal, mostly legal term for abandonment, as in 「死体遺棄」 and 「保護責任者遺棄」; far more serious than 「突き放す」.
• Related見限るみかぎるNeutralTo judge there is no hope and stop caring, as in 「会社を見限る」; stresses disappointment.
• Related見捨てるみすてるNeutralTo leave someone in the lurch while knowing of their plight; carries moral condemnation and weighs heavier than 「突き放す」.
• Related放り出すほうりだすNeutralTo throw out or dump: focuses on abandoning work midway or throwing a person out; rougher than 「突き放す」.
• Related捨て去るすてさるWrittenWritten style: to discard unwanted things or old ideas completely; unlike 「突き放す」, it does not stress pushing the other person away.
• Related振り捨てるふりすてるWrittenWritten style: to shake off what ties you down and leave, as in 「未練を振り捨てる」; stresses decisiveness.
• Antonym引き寄せるひきよせるNeutralTo pull someone or something toward you, or attract them — the opposite direction from 「突き放す」's pushing away.
• Antonym抱きとめるだきとめるNeutralTo catch or hold someone in your arms to stop them — the reverse of pushing a person away and turning cold as 「突き放す」 does.

Use 「突き放す」 to push someone away, act coldly, or cut ties, as in 「突き放した言い方」. For giving up on a person in trouble use 「見放す」 or 「見捨てる」; for discarding things, 「捨てる」. Others: rougher shoving 「突っ放す」「放り出す」, written-style forsaking 「捨て去る」「振り捨てる」, casual neglect 「放る」, legal abandonment 「遺棄」, disillusioned giving up 「見限る」; opposites are 「引き寄せる」 and 「抱きとめる」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 力ちからを入いれて相手あいてを遠とおざける。押おしのける。
2. 関係かんけいを絶たつ。見捨みすてる。
3. 冷つめたい態度たいどで相手あいてにあたる。
4. 競争相手きょうそうあいてに大おおきな差さをつける。