SPURN Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word spurn. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SPURN
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disdain | ||||||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient verb • look down on with disdain • reject with contempt | ||||||||
reject | verbv | |||||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • deem wrong or inappropriate • reject with contempt • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||||
scorn | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • open disrespect for a person or thing verb • look down on with disdain • reject with contempt | ||||||||
deprecate | verbv | |||||||
verb • express strong disapproval of; deplore • belittle | ||||||||
despise | verbv | |||||||
verb • look down on with disdain | ||||||||
dismiss | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||||
disregard | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • willful lack of care and attention verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
rebuff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • reject outright and bluntly • force or drive back | ||||||||
repudiate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cast off • refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid • refuse to recognize or pay • reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust | ||||||||
repulse | verbv | |||||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • force or drive back • be repellent to; cause aversion in • cause to move back by force or influence | ||||||||
slight | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) adjective satellite • lacking substance or significance • being of delicate or slender build verb • pay no attention to, disrespect | ||||||||
snub | 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 | ||||||||
pooh-pooh | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • express contempt about • reject with contempt | ||||||||
freeze off | verbv | |||||||
verb • reject with contempt | ||||||||
turn down | verbv | |||||||
verb • not accept as true • refuse entrance or membership • reject with contempt • take a downward direction • make lower or quieter |