Spurn synonyms and antonyms
spûrn
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Part of speech:
To decline to grant the request of (a person)
To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing
To look down on with contempt and scorn
To regard or treat as inferior.
hold in contempt
reject with contempt
evade (related)
To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit:
scorn (related)
To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath one's dignity:
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To view with contempt; despise.
To refuse, esp. in a formally polite way
To disregard is defined as to ignore or treat with a lack of respect.
To openly disregard, as by rejecting, defying, or ignoring
Ignore is defined as to deliberately disregard, or to avoid noticing.
To oppose by argument; protest.
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To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:
To deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
Scoff is defined as to mock or to scorn.
To go in search of something; hunt
To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor
To do carelessly or poorly; neglect
Tread is defined as to step on or over or to stay afloat in water.
welcome (antonym)
To meet, receive, or acknowledge in a specified way; greet
want (antonym)
To desire (someone to do something):
embrace (antonym)
To include or contain as part of something broader.
(Soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off
(Idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.
Nix is defined as to stop, refuse or disapprove of.
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To slight or snub (someone).
(Idiomatic) A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub
A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away.
turn thumbs down on
close (or shut) the door on
give someone the cold shoulder
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give someone the go-by
turn one's back on
accept (related)
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
reject with contempt
held-out (related)
cast-aside (related)
repulse (related)
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To remove by rubbing with something sharp or rough
To express contempt for or impatience about; make light of:
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