All spurn synonyms

verb spurn

• abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
• disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
• dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
• outdare — to surpass in daring.
• beg off — to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
• live with — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
• cast out — 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.
• down on — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
• go back on — at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
• faulting — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
• be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
• look down on — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
• nix — nothing.
• discommend — to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
• breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
• despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
• flout — to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
• dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
• laugh away — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
• cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
• dare — If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
• have no time for — not tolerate
• boycott — If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it.
• can't stand — find intolerable
• groused — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
• laugh off — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
• defy — If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
• have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
• fussed — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
• fly in the face of — to move through the air using wings.
• kiss off — an act or instance of kissing.
• nixing — nothing.
• breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• hold off — 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.
• have nothing to do with — not associate with
• let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• infract — to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• brush off — If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
• infracted — to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).