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give the cold shoulder to

VERB

slight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disparage scorn snub

STRONG

affront chill contemn cool cut despise discount disdain disregard flout forget ignore neglect omit overlook pooh-pooh reject scoff skip slur upstage

WEAK

blink at brush off cold-shoulder give the brush make light of not give time of day show disrespect shrug off sneeze at treat with contempt turn deaf ear to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve

STRONG

admire attend cherish compliment esteem heed honor note notice pay attention praise recognize regard respect

WEAK

flatter

Example Sentences

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And if we are to follow through with Mr. Schwartz’s proposition, are we to give the cold shoulder to drivers stranded in heavy snow?

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2014

Of the HBO contenders, "Thrones" is our favorite, but Emmy voters typically give the cold shoulder to fantasy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2011

Is he saying you should give the cold shoulder to a neighbor who has left his or her family for a new and improved spouse?

From Time Magazine Archive

Sure, we’re only saying that he’s inclined to give the cold shoulder to those he looks upon as his inferiors in rank.

From The Rival Crusoes by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Let me see the man who should give the cold shoulder to anybody I chose to protect and patronise, if I were at the top of the tree, Tom!'

From Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens, Charles

give the cold shoulder to

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