spurned
Turned away coldly
Spurned is the past tense of spurn, meaning to reject with contempt or disdain.
A spurned lover has been romantically rejected: He couldn't accept being spurned.
Spurned suggests not just refusal but dismissiveness—the rejection stings: She spurned his offer of help, The spurned candidate withdrew from public life.
Abruptly rejected romantically
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- betrayedViolated someone's trust
forsaken · heartbroken · lovelorn · discarded · cast off · dumped · left behind · thrown over
Persistently avoided socially
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- refusedDeclined to accept
- declinedRefused or diminished
- repudiatedFormally rejected or denied
dismissed · snubbed · excluded · ostracized · unwanted · discarded · forsaken · abandoned
Regarded with contempt
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- belittledMade to seem insignificant
looked down upon · dismissed · disregarded · slighted · deprecation · condescension · haughtiness · disfavor
jilted
Abruptly rejected romantically
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- abandonedLeft behind completely
betrayed · forsaken · heartbroken · lovelorn · discarded · cast off · dumped · left behind · thrown over · passed over
shunned
Persistently avoided socially
repudiated · dismissed · snubbed · excluded · ostracized · unwanted · discarded · forsaken · abandoned · cast aside
scorned
Regarded with contempt
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
looked down upon · belittled · dismissed · disregarded · slighted · deprecation · condescension · haughtiness · disfavor · disrespected
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
- rejectedrejected, rebuffed, snubbed, refused, declined
- rejection wordsrejected, rebuffed, snubbed, refused, excluded
- turned downdeclined, refused, rejected, nixed, vetoed
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, off-limits