snubbed

[snuhbd] / snʌbd /

VERB

give someone the cold shoulder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boycott disregard humiliate ignore neglect ostracize pass up rebuff scold scorn shun

STRONG

burr censure chill cool cut disdain duck humble ice mortify offend scratch shame slight slur snob swank upstage

WEAK

act cool brush off cut dead give the brush ice out look coldly upon look right through not give time of day put down put the chill on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

note pay attention praise regard welcome

STRONG

approve compliment flatter heat respect warm

WEAK

be friendly include socialize

Example Sentences

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Democrats say Republicans snubbed a sick colleague when they blocked Feinstein’s unusual request to be temporarily replaced.

From Seattle Times

Black women chimed in, rightly outraged, describing their experiences of being forced to share top spots, awards and accolades with White people — or of being snubbed altogether.

From Washington Post

It’s clear that this team doesn’t look down on this event, as some might be tempted to do if they felt snubbed for the Big Dance.

From Seattle Times

We deserve the praise but are often only noticed or recognized if it's in a performative manner, which feels just as bad as being snubbed.

From Salon

He, too, had been snubbed five years earlier, when his first English-language movie, 1995′s “Sense and Sensibility,” got seven nominations, but he failed to get a best director nod.

From Washington Post