| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
give someone the cold shoulder |
| Synonyms: |
act cool, boycott, brush off, burr,
censure,
chill,
cool,
cut, cut dead,
disdain,
disregard,
duck, give the brush,
humble,
humiliate, ice out,
ice*,
ignore, look coldly upon, look right through, mortify,
neglect, not give time of day,
offend,
ostracize, pass up,
put down, put the chill on,
rebuff,
scold,
scorn,
scratch,
shame,
shun,
slight, slur,
snob, swank, upstage
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| Antonyms: |
be friendly, include, socialize, welcome
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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