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shun


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TO AVOID SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


The best companies are run by people who shun the limelight.

Synonyms and examples


avoid
Have you been trying to avoid me?
steer clear of
I suggest steering clear of yellow snow.
keep/stay clear of
Keep clear of her - she’s got flu.
stay away from
The experience was so bad that she stayed away from men for two years.
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evade
formal
dodge
run away from
shrink from
sidestep
shirk
disapproving
skip
informal
miss
get out of
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If you avoid someone or something, you stay away from them. If you avoid doing something, you prevent it from happening, or you don't allow yourself to do it.

TO INTENTIONALLY NOT GIVE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING ANY ATTENTION


As assistant to the president, he shunned the spotlight, but worked very hard behind the scenes.

Synonyms and examples


ignore
The buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
disregard
He disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
turn a blind eye to
Until now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
close your eyes to
The administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
shut your eyes to
He shut his eyes to the problem and pretended that everything was fine.
turn a deaf ear
The emperor turned a deaf ear to their cries for mercy.
close your ears
He closed his ears to all criticism of his novels.
tune out
USinformal
When he starts ranting about politics, I just tune him out.
give someone the cold shoulder
I said hello to him and he just gave me the cold shoulder.
cold-shoulder
She was cold-shouldered by her former friends.
snub
She was snubbed once again by the Academy Awards nominating committee.
slight
She felt very slighted by her boss when he didn't include her in the company-wide email.

Antonyms and examples


listen (to)
We listened to his concerns carefully.
heed
formal
Travellers would do well to heed all travel warnings from the government.

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neglect
I neglected to water the plants and now they're dead.
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If you ignore someone or something, you intentionally do not give them any attention.

shun | American Thesaurus


shun


verb
These are words and phrases related to shun. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of shun.
The recluse shunned all company.

Synonyms


avoid
evade
elude
dodge
keep away from
keep clear of
steer clear of
shy away from
fight shy of
shrink from
turn away from
circumvent
eschew
refuse
forgo
reject
disdain
boycott
ignore
have nothing to do with
have no part of

Antonyms


welcome
embrace
encourage
seek
search out
solicit
court
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