shun
Keep away from
To shun is to deliberately avoid or keep away from someone or something.
The word implies sustained, intentional rejection rather than casual avoidance: She shunned her former friends after the betrayal, He shuns publicity.
Communities sometimes shun members as punishment—refusing all social contact.
Shunned things are typically unwanted or disapproved of: They shunned modern conveniences.
Refuse with contempt
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- refuseReject or garbage
- declineDecrease or refuse
repudiate · renounce · dismiss · snub · cold-shoulder · turn away · rebuke · slight
Exclude from a group
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- blackballExclude by negative vote
- excommunicateExpel from church membership
marginalize · alienate · isolate · boycott · exclude · blacklist · disfellowship · persona non grata
Stay away from
- evadeEscape by cunning
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- circumventAvoid by going around
steer clear · eschew · dodge · bypass · avert · shirk · abstain · withdraw
spurn
Refuse with contempt
decline · repudiate · renounce · dismiss · snub · cold-shoulder · turn away · rebuke · slight · brush off
ostracize
Exclude from a group
excommunicate · marginalize · alienate · isolate · boycott · exclude · blacklist · disfellowship · persona non grata · untouchable
avoid
Stay away from
circumvent · steer clear · eschew · dodge · bypass · avert · shirk · abstain · withdraw · retreat
exile
Banishment from homeland
eject · evict · cast out · disown · excommunicate · proscribe · outlaw · deport · expatriate · expulsion
disdain
Scornful disregard
abhor · detest · look down on · hold in contempt · revile · disparage · disregard · contemn
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- rejectionrejection, reject, denial, refuse, refusal
- negative verbsdeny, refuse, reject, decline, forbid
- disapprovaldisapproval, scowl, disapprove, disapproves, frown
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- contemptcontempt, scorn, disdain, despise, derision