37 Passive Aggressive Email Sign-Offs For When You Don’t Want to Use “Best”

Working from home has some pretty great perks, like afternoon naps and casual Everydays. But being cooped up all day – in a home or an office – has pushed our social code of conduct to the limit. Of the many manifestations of madness, passive aggressive email sign-offs are some of our favorites.

Best has gotten a bad rep lately, but how do you complete the sandwich of “I hope this email finds you well”? (Which, you know, it did not because you emailed them.)

Do you want to convey that you genuinely do hope the receiving party is well? Did your Postmates order arrive yet?

If you’re frustrated by wearing too many hats, attending yet another pointless meeting, or following up on the email you sent last week and still haven’t received a response for, we feel you. And we get your desire to add a dash of passive aggressiveness to your sign off so you can feel alive.

After all, classic email sign-offs like “sincerely” or “regards” can hardly be expected to shoulder the load of the spike in email frequency. And having a go-to sign-off doesn’t always work either.

Do you really feel all that warm when you’re letting your team know you fixed the fire drill they caused at 7am? In those cases “WTF guys” feels almost less passive aggressive than “Warmly.” But, you know, corporate.

If you’re not sure what to sign off with, consider the following options, ranked from least to most passive aggressive.

37 Email Sign-Offs Ranked From Least to Most Passive Aggressive

1. Best
2. Thank you
3. Thanks!
4. Sincerely
5. Warm regards
6. Regards
7. Tepid regards
8. Best wishes
9. Good luck
10. Hope this helps
11. Thnx
12. Thanks?
13. Thanks, I guess
14. Let me know if you don’t understand
15. Let me know what you don’t understand
16. Have fun with that
17. Why not
18. You sure you’re okay?
19. Good luck
20. Take your time responding
21. Check out Grammarly
22. Proofreading is your friend
23. I just think it’s funny, that’s all
24. Whatever
25. If you think that’s a good idea
26. It’s your life
27. Let me know how that works out
28. Better luck next time
29. It’s okay. You’ll learn.
30. Truly wishing you all the best, seriously
31. Happy to work instead of attending my best friend’s wedding
32. This email was by no means a waste of my time
33. I definitely didn’t have anything better to do
34. Dove.com
35. I really enjoyed reading your email instead of reading to my child at bedtime
36. It’s fine
37. K.

Now, go forth and wreak havoc.

Up yours,
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Hebba Gouda

Hebba is a New Jersey born, Minnesota educated brunch enthusiast who is strongly in favor of the Oxford comma. She likes nostalgic songs, jigsaw puzzles, and middle brownie pieces. She dislikes humidity, sports, and sports in humidity. She uses her background in science and creative writing as part of the team behind the podcast Two What's?! and a Wow! You can find her being silly on Twitter and serious on LinkedIn.

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