spurn

[spurn] / spɜrn /

VERB

turn away; ignore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

despise disdain dismiss disregard flout rebuff refuse reject repudiate scorn snub turn down

STRONG

air contemn cut decline disapprove drop dump flush nix reprobate repulse scoff slight sneer

WEAK

cold-shoulder give the cold shoulder hold in contempt look down on not hear of pass by sneeze at steer clear turn nose up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accept admire allow approve esteem include like love respect sanction welcome

STRONG

ascend compliment praise rise

WEAK

embrace want

Example Sentences

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United remain sixth in the table, having repeatedly spurned chances to climb into the top four, but are only three points ahead of Fulham, who are 12th.

From BBC

Both sides then spurned chances, with George Turner inches away from a try on his first league start, before Saints levelled the scores.

From BBC

Francis also gave the papacy a less formal and more approachable image by spurning regal attire, riding in compact cars and making headlines with blunt comments at news conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock fell 5% on Wednesday on reports of a potential financial partner spurning a data center Oracle was building.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spurned Paramount then went direct to Warner Bros Discovery shareholders with a hostile takeover offer that they say is "superior" to the Netflix deal.

From BBC

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