snubbing

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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snubbing

The actor’s piece, titled “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group,” accused other group members of snubbing Tisdale French from various gatherings and group chats.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Delta Air Lines is planning to add Amazon’s planned satellite-internet services to hundreds of aircraft, snubbing Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has so far seen significant momentum in this market.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026

The Indian captain would not say whether his players would shake hands after snubbing the Pakistan team in three Asia Cup meetings in Dubai last year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

A London listing for Kraken's shares would reverse a trend of firms snubbing the UK in favour of floating in the US.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025

When they stood up and went swimming with Nurse Duckett, Nurse Cramer stood up and went swimming, too, maintaining the same ten-yard distance between them, and maintaining her silence, snubbing them even in the water.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller