All shun synonyms
shun
S s verb shun
- let well enough alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- kite β the paunch; stomach; belly.
- disfavored β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- abstain β If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- lam β to beat; thrash.
- kited β a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- duck out β leave secretly
- forbear β to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- beg off β to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
- flinch β to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- dis-favored β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- kiting β a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- down on β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- beg the question β If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- cut and run β to make a rapid escape
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- fear β a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- despise β If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- elude β Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- can't stand β find intolerable
- ostracise β to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
- malinger β to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- cold-shoulder β to snub; show indifference to.
- get away β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- ostracize β to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
- have no use for β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- get away with β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- cut dead β to snub completely
- burred β prickly or rough in texture.
- give the slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- make tracks β a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- mislike β to dislike.
- burring β a pronunciation of the r- sound as a uvular trill, as in certain Northern English dialects.
- beware β If you tell someone to beware of a person or thing, you are warning them that the person or thing may harm them or be dangerous.
- eschew β Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
- get out β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- antipathize β (intransitive) To feel or show antipathy.