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SHUNNING Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word shunning. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word shunning. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SHUNNING

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disregarding
adverb

• in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

avoiding
verbv
verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

excluding
verb

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

• prevent from entering; shut out

• lack or fail to include

• prevent from entering; keep out

• put out or expel from a place

ignoring
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

ostracizing
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• avoid speaking to or dealing with

snubbing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

adjective satellite

• unusually short

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• reject outright and bluntly

ban
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a decree that prohibits something

• a bachelor's degree in nursing

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

• an official prohibition or edict against something

• a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel from a community or group

banish
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel, as if by official decree

• drive away

blackball
verbv
noun

• the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

verb

• expel from a community or group

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

eschew
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

ostracise
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• avoid speaking to or dealing with

ostracize
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• avoid speaking to or dealing with

cast out
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• throw or cast away

Best Hypernyms For SHUNNING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for shunning, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
abstinence avoid avoidance exclusion expel nonacceptance ostracism rejection
Phrases (2)
kick outthrow out

Alternatives for DISREGARDING

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