unfollowing
Severing social ties
Unfollowing is the act of removing someone from your social media feed—the reverse of following.
When you unfollow an account, their posts no longer appear in your timeline, though you typically remain connected: I unfollowed him after the third rant about crypto.
Unfollowing is quieter than unfriending or blocking, often going unnoticed by the other person.
Withdraw from mailings
newsfeed · timeline · algorithm · notifications · feed · influencers · content · engagement
Emotional separation between people
- distancingCreating space or separation
- separationState of being apart
- riftCrack or estrangement
- falling outRelationship-ending dispute
growing apart · parting ways · breakup · ending · rejection · snubbing · cold shoulder · cutting ties
Organizing for presentation
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- trimmingCutting away excess
streamlining · self-care · mental health · protecting · prioritizing · selectivity · intentionality · mindfulness
Withdrawing from a service
- mutingSuppressing sound output
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- unfriendingSevering an online connection
- disconnectingBreaking an established link
withdrawing · tuning out · opting out · stepping back · logging off · checking out · disinterest · apathy
unsubscribe
Withdraw from mailings
remove · newsfeed · timeline · algorithm · notifications · feed · influencers · content · engagement · account
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- distancingCreating space or separation
- separationState of being apart
- riftCrack or estrangement
falling out · growing apart · parting ways · breakup · ending · rejection · snubbing · cold shoulder · cutting ties · drifting
curating
Organizing for presentation
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
trimming · streamlining · self-care · mental health · protecting · prioritizing · selectivity · intentionality · mindfulness · wellbeing
unsubscribing
Withdrawing from a service
- mutingSuppressing sound output
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- unfriendingSevering an online connection
disconnecting · withdrawing · tuning out · opting out · stepping back · logging off · checking out · disinterest · apathy · boredom
deleting
Removing from existence
- unfriendingSevering an online connection
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- clearingTreeless space in forest
cleaning · trimming · culling · weeding · eliminating · erasing · cutting · severing · dropping · ditching
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, tweet, likes
- digital habitsscrolling, screen time, binge-watching, doom scrolling, doomscrolling
- social networksfriends, mutual friends, friend requests, social circle, friend group
- breakupheartbreak, closure, moving on, rebound, rebounds
- brush-offsbrush off, brush-off, cold shoulder, ignore, snub
- quittingquit, resign, resignation, stop, end
unfollowingfollowing
Coming after another
subscribing · friending · connecting · adding · joining
unfollowingfollowing
Coming after another
subscribing · tracking · tuning in · keeping up with · supporting
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