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shunned
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, ignore |
| Synonyms: | bilk, cold-shoulder, cut, decline, despise, disdain, ditch*, dodge, double, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, give a wide berth, give the runaround, have no part of, have nothing to do with, hide out, keep away from, keep clear of, neglect, palm off, pass up, refuse, reject, scorn, shake, shake off, shy, snub, stall, stand aloof from, stay shy of, steer clear of, turn back on |
| Antonyms: | accept, face, meet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | friendless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without companionship or confidant |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, adrift, alienated, all alone, all by one's self, alone, cut off*, deserted, estranged, forlorn, forsaken, isolated, lonely, lonesome, marooned, ostracized, shunned, solitary, unattached, without ties |
| Antonyms: | attached, befriended, beloved, liked, loved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undesirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offensive, unacceptable |
| Synonyms: | abominable, annoying, bothersome, defective, disagreeable, disliked, displeasing, distasteful, dreaded, icky, inadmissible, incommodious, inconvenient, inexpedient, insufferable, loathed, loathsome, objectionable, obnoxious, out of place, outcast, rejected, repellent, repugnant, scorned, shunned, to be avoided, troublesome, unattractive, unlikable, unpleasing, unpopular, unsatisfactory, unsavory, unsought, unsuitable, unwanted, unwelcome, unwished for, useless |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, appealing, desirable, pleasing, savory |
| Main Entry: | unpopular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not liked or sought after |
| Synonyms: | abhorred, avoided, creepy*, despised, detested, disesteemed, disfavored, disliked, drip*, dumpy, execrated, gross*, loathed, loser*, lousy, nerdy, obnoxious, ostracized, out, out of favor, rejected, scorned, shunned, unaccepted, unattractive, uncared for, undesirable, unloved, unvalued, unwanted, unwelcome, weird, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | delightful, desirable, fashionable, liked, popular, wanted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | despised |
| Synonyms: | abhorred, abominated, anathematized, avoided, condemned, cursed, detested, disliked, execrated, loathed, offensive, shunned, undesirable, unpopular |
| Main Entry: | neglected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slighted |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, affronted, cast aside, decayed, declined, deferred, depreciated, deserted, despised, deteriorated, disdained, dismissed, disregarded, evaded, forgotten, ignored, lapsed, omitted, overlooked, passed over, postponed, scorned, shunned, spurned, tossed aside, unconsidered, underestimated, undervalued, unheeded, unused, unwanted, unwatched |
| Antonyms: | cared for, considered, heeded, used |
| Main Entry: | ostracized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | banished |
| Synonyms: | blackballed, ignored, shunned |
| Main Entry: | rejected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rebuffed |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, denied, deserted, dropped, forsaken, jilted, refused, returned, shunned |
| Main Entry: | lorn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abandoned |
| Synonyms: | alone, bereft, cast aside, cast away, derelict, deserted, desolate, discarded, dissipated, dropped, dumped, eighty-sixed, eliminated, empty, forgotten, forlorn, forsaken, given up, godforsaken, jilted, left, left in the cold, left in the lurch, neglected, on the rocks, outcast, passed up, pigeon-holed, rejected, relinquished, shunned, side-tracked, sidelined, unoccupied, vacant, vacated |
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