unfriended
Cut ties online
Unfriended means removed from someone's list of friends on a social media platform, especially Facebook: I noticed she unfriended me after the argument.
The word captures a distinctly modern form of social rejection—public enough to notice, passive enough to avoid confrontation.
It can also describe someone who simply lacks friends: He died unfriended and alone.
Excluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- banishedForced to leave permanently
exiled · blacklisted · isolated · marginalized · abandoned · disowned · rejected · cut off
Solid mass, or impede
- unfollowCease tracking online
- muteWithout voice or sound
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
unfollowed · blocked · removed · deleted · disconnected · notification · timeline · profile
Rejected with contempt
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- dismissedReleased from duty
ignored · declined · refused · denied · repudiated · cast aside · brushed off · turned away
Crack or estrangement
- falling-outSerious dispute ending relations
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
discord · schism · separation · disaffection · animosity · hostility · antagonism · dispute
ostracized
Excluded from a group
banished · exiled · blacklisted · isolated · marginalized · abandoned · disowned · rejected · cut off · left out
block
Solid mass, or impede
deactivate · unfollowed · blocked · removed · deleted · disconnected · notification · timeline · profile · status
spurned
Rejected with contempt
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
dismissed · ignored · declined · refused · denied · repudiated · cast aside · brushed off · turned away · cold shoulder
rift
Crack or estrangement
- falling-outSerious dispute ending relations
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
feud · discord · schism · separation · disaffection · animosity · hostility · antagonism · dispute · drifted apart
- social contactsfriends, contacts, buddies, connections, acquaintances
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Added as online contact
befriended · added · connected · accepted · followed
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Became a companion to
friended · popular · well-connected · welcomed · included