Shun synonyms
shŭn
Category:
Part of speech:
have no truck with
fight-shy-of
keep-away-from
To avoid.
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
avoid (related)
To refrain from (doing something):
give a wide berth to
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keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of
close (or shut) the door on
give someone the cold shoulder
give someone the go-by
turn one's back on
accept (antonym)
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
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adopt (antonym)
(With relationship implied by context) To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
take-advantage-of (antonym)
Same as voidance .
eschewal
The act of eschewing
A means of evading; a subterfuge.
To leave or make balks in.
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To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath oneself:
To manage to keep away from; avoid
To banish, bar, exclude, etc. by ostracism
To refuse to accept (someone) as a lover, spouse, or friend; rebuff.
To make (a horse, boat, etc.) held fast by such an action
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seek (antonym)
To inquire for; request:
welcome (antonym)
Welcome is defined as to greet someone or accept something with pleasure or satisfaction.
meet (antonym)
Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.
face (antonym)
To meet or confront with self-assurance:
To bypass is to provide an alternative way around, or to get around something.
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To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
(Informal) To avoid or evade
To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit:
To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore.
To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:
To slight or snub (someone).
(Archaic) To curse; condemn
To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.
deride (related)
despise (related)
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loathe (related)
detest (related)
abhor (related)
decry (related)
demonise (related)
revile (related)
Find another word for shun. In this page you can discover 56 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shun, like: have no truck with, fight-shy-of, keep-away-from, ignore, neglect, avoid, give a wide berth to, keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of, close (or shut) the door on, give someone the cold shoulder and give someone the go-by.
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