boycott

[boi-kot] / ˈbɔɪ kɒt /

VERB

ban; refrain from using

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid cut off exclude refuse reject snub spurn

STRONG

bar blackball blacklist embargo ostracize outlaw prohibit proscribe strike

WEAK

brush off hold aloof from ice out pass by pass up shut out withhold patronage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow approve include sanction want welcome

STRONG

permit

WEAK

buy encourage support use

Example Sentences

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At this point I boycot “pink” products because I feel they are nothing more than a marketing gimmick.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2010

In fury, he asks why academics have not boycot ted Butz and why students have not walked out on his classes.

From Time Magazine Archive

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