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What is another word for
despise
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To feel contempt or a deep repugnance for
To ignore or disregard contemptuously
To speak about something or someone in a derisive or mocking way
To insult or criticize someone or something
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
To disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration
To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
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Verb
▲
To feel contempt or a deep repugnance for
abhor
detest
loathe
hate
execrate
dislike
abominate
scorn
deplore
disrelish
disdain
contemn
eschew
revile
misprize
shrink from
find intolerable
be repelled by
look down on
regard with contempt
be allergic to
not be able to bear
feel contempt for
have a down on
feel contempt
not be able to stand
not be able to stomach
have no use for
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
regard with disgust
mislike
disapprove
frown on
have an aversion to
object to
recoil from
condemn
reprove
disapprove of
resent
have it in for
spurn
deprecate
shudder at
disesteem
shun
take exception to
discountenance
be unable to bear
take a dim view of
frown upon
oppose
not appreciate
not take kindly to
be against
find unacceptable
look askance at
feel aversion to
be unable to stomach
feel aversion towards
tsk-tsk
have no liking for
hold in disfavour
regard with distaste
be turned off to
feel disgust for
have no taste for
have no stomach for
tut about
tut-tut over
tut-tut about
tut over
be unable to stand
be unable to abide
don't like
dislike greatly
can't stand
antipathize
mind
regret
repudiate
reject
find repellent
be averse to
find distasteful
not endure
sneer at
think wrong
dislike intensely
lose interest in
treat with contempt
have a horror of
feel revulsion to
be unable to tolerate
bear malice toward
not care for
have hard feelings
grossed out on
feel repugnance towards
have no taste
feel distaste for
hold in disdain
look down upon
make faces at
be down on
pooh-pooh
take dim view of
look down at
regard with repugnance
look down one's nose at
not go for
feel hostility to
have a strong aversion to
turn your nose up at
distaste
disparage
feel hostile towards
bear a grudge against
feel malice to
feel revulsion towards
sneer
denounce
vilify
be revolted by
vilipend
excoriate
think little of
slam
decry
discommend
decline
refuse
revolt
reluct
dread
anathematize
discourage
resist
disagree with
apprecihate
be revolted
be grossed out by
be repulsed
feel hostile to
feel repelled by
be offended by
be shocked by
be scandalized by
fear
not stand for
have aversion to
find disgusting
feel repugnance
can't bear
view with dislike
hold no brief for
view with disfavour
have a low opinion of
not think much of
curse
greatly dislike
be afraid of
not believe in
pass on
have a problem with
be displeased with
have a poor opinion of
be dissatisfied with
be hostile towards
down on
feel animosity to
be hostile to
feel hostility toward
feel aversion toward
feel hostility towards
feel repugnance toward
feel disgust towards
more ❯
“As work began on the three-volume biography, its writer began to
despise
his subject.”
Verb
▲
To ignore or disregard contemptuously
scorn
flout
shun
disregard
spurn
disdain
disrespect
snub
contemn
sniff at
look down on
slight
dis
deride
diss
hate
snoot
reject
mock
high-hat
sneer at
pour scorn on
show contempt for
hold in contempt
scoff at
treat with contempt
look down upon
turn your nose up at
abhor
belittle
misprize
disparage
scout
undervalue
disobey
revile
defy
ignore
regard with contempt
pooh-pooh
be contemptuous about
heap scorn on
jeer at
look down one's nose at
turn down
turn up one's nose at
thumb nose at
abominate
put down
be allergic to
walk over
feel contempt for
sneeze at
refuse
hold in disdain
treat as inferior
be contemptuous of
be snobbish to
fail
vilipend
disesteem
contravene
violate
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
break
infringe
breach
have contempt for
brush off
have no use for
refuse to acknowledge
rebel against
cock a snook at
fly in the face of
hurl defiance at
refuse to obey
kick against
set at naught
go against
dismiss
gibe
repudiate
curl your lip at
turn back on
laugh at
spit in the face of
run down
spit on
be scornful about
spit in the eye of
rebuff
cold-shoulder
give someone the brush-off
stiff-arm
freeze out
give the cold shoulder
give someone the go-by
give the brush
knock back
repulse
brush aside
cut dead
give the cold shoulder to
look right through someone
discount
stiff
ostracize
US
coldshoulder
blank
neglect
ostracise
UK
snout
act cool
make light of
not give time of day
take no notice of
deprecate
denigrate
diminish
discredit
discard
disclaim
disown
exclude
decline
cut
tell someone to get lost
ridicule
look past
send to Coventry
turn up one's nose
look straight through
steer clear of
refuse to entertain
make unwelcome
tell someone where to get off
cast aside
chill
dishonor
US
sweep aside
dishonour
UK
cut out
keep at arm's length
give the brushoff
snub one's nose at
look through
ice out
wipe
disaffirm
play down
hold up to scorn
wave aside
make little of
express contempt
slam dunk
renege on
go back on
refuse to fulfil
backtrack on
turn deaf ear to
show disrespect for
show disrespect
blink at
treat disrespectfully
shrug off
more ❯
“You must be unselfish and kind, even when you are strong enough to
despise
the wishes of your neighbors.”
Verb
▲
To speak about something or someone in a derisive or mocking way
scoff
mock
taunt
ridicule
deride
jeer
scorn
gibe
sneer
tease
twit
disdain
rally
flout
rag
scout
belittle
contemn
knock
pan
discredit
ride
revile
dismiss
discount
boo
laugh at
scoff at
jeer at
sneer at
poke fun at
jibe at
make fun of
pooh-pooh
poke mullock at
make sport of
take the mickey
laugh to scorn
slag off
treat contemptuously
make a fool of
take the piss out of
be scornful about
fleer at
make light of
scout at
show contempt
dig at
bite one's thumb at
insult
affront
outrage
slight
offend
wound
dis
gird
diss
disrespect
spurn
quip
disparage
slap
slur
gibe at
pillory
show contempt for
cock a snook at
laugh in the face of
thumb nose at
treat with disdain
put down
make jokes about
treat with contempt
rag on
cut down
jibe
lampoon
razz
skewer
denigrate
hoot
roast
rib
kid
shoot down
chaff
dump on
fleer
catcall
hold up to ridicule
flout at
hiss
satirize
US
banter
josh
decry
jive
detract
quiz
satirise
UK
slam
humiliate
chiack
blow raspberries
shout down
heap scorn on
wind up
goof on
make a monkey out of
bad-mouth
sling off at
whistle
heckle
jest
malign
needle
underrate
abuse
jape
torment
asperse
laugh
impugn
rank out
sneeze at
sniff at
quip at
shout disapproval
derogate
hold in contempt
give Bronx cheer
look down on
sledge
call names
put on
turn up one's nose
send up
laugh out of court
pour scorn on
run down
cast aspersions on
treat disrespectfully
throw shade
pull one's leg
trash-talk
be sarcastic about
susurrate
seethe
murmur
whisper
crack
caricature
snigger
burlesque
travesty
swipe
dump
poke the borax
make a monkey of
fligger
joke
guy
utter catcalls
goad
bait
smoke
fun
mimic
shuck
deprecate
have on
poke borak at
pick on
haze
depreciate
shout
minimize
US
diminish
raz
cartoon
shriek
deflate
expose
unmask
scream
lout
vilipend
vilify
yell
cry
howl
trash
make a game of
make someone a laughing stock
expose to ridicule
rail at
poke borack
show up
make a laughing-stock
hold up to shame
roar
minimise
UK
annoy
provoke
whoop
cry down
play down
poor-mouth
talk down
hurt
aggravate
guffaw
detract from
do a number on
upset
mortify
be contemptuous of
have a crack at
take a swipe at
slander
curl your lip at
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
turn your nose up at
cry out
libel
defame
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
irritate
calumniate
disoblige
abase
injure
miscall
slang
debase
blister
curse
degrade
be rude to
give offence to
step on one's toes
cut dead
cause offence to
hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the quick
interrupt
barrack
jab
dig
hector
comeback
snipe
shout at
give a hard time
boo at
catcall at
poke fun
make a crack
whistle at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To insult or criticize someone or something
demean
discredit
cheapen
disgrace
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
disparage
shame
belittle
condescend
contemn
decry
derogate
detract
humiliate
insult
pan
scorn
deign
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
dis
bad-mouth
poor-mouth
put down
cast down
take down
knock down
cut down to size
degrade
diminish
denigrate
depreciate
lower
minimize
US
minimise
UK
deprecate
humble
undervalue
downgrade
dismiss
discount
detract from
defame
debase
abase
vilify
devalue
trash
criticize
US
dispraise
sink
criticise
UK
play down
run down
take down a peg
cry down
mortify
deride
trivialize
US
vilipend
diss
underrate
malign
reduce
slur
ridicule
downplay
revile
rubbish
marginalize
US
marginalise
UK
trivialise
UK
dump on
trash-talk
chasten
write off
talk down
tear down
demote
smirch
foul
kiss off
embarrass
abash
prostitute
knock
understate
slate
smear
crush
abuse
asperse
bring down
minify
take to pieces
scoff at
slag off
cast aspersions on
pull apart
sneer at
have a go at
do a hatchet job on
speak ill of
disregard
lessen
vituperate
poormouth
opprobriate
downcry
subordinate
berate
deflate
demolish
lower in rank
pull down
put to shame
lower in status
pull to pieces
sling mud at
make fun of
take apart
take to bits
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
speak badly of
put away
relegate
make someone eat humble pie
take away from
get one's comeuppance
declass
demonize
US
demonise
UK
bump
set back
revert
betray
reduce to the ranks
snub
kick downstairs
bring low
mark down
bust
drag down
sell out
be untrue to oneself
beat down
lower the status of
break
disrate
abandon one's principles
slam
mock
underestimate
condemn
misprize
bash
censure
roast
squash
scorch
blister
rip
squelch
pooh-pooh
make light of
pour scorn on
treat lightly
laugh at
do down
laugh off
hit out at
drag through the mud
take a swipe at
shoot down
shoot full of holes
hold cheap
poor mouth
sour grapes
pick holes in
cut to the quick
pooh pooh
taunt
jeer
gibe
disdain
poke fun at
sneer
scoff
flout
jeer at
twit
tease
rag
jibe at
take the piss out of
slight
lampoon
pillory
rib
treat with contempt
scout
make sport of
take the mickey
poke mullock at
rag on
razz
chaff
satirize
US
skewer
satirise
UK
kid
make jokes about
affront
rally
gird
quiz
jibe
hold up to ridicule
goof on
heap scorn on
sling off at
denounce
reproach
heckle
josh
boo
torment
fleer
hoot
chiack
traduce
send up
treat contemptuously
laugh to scorn
wind up
flout at
be sarcastic about
castigate
attack
spurn
admonish
lambaste
reprimand
catcall
hiss
ride
chide
reprove
needle
outrage
lecture
banter
sell short
quip
haze
jest
caricature
tear into
look down on
sniff at
make a fool of
make a monkey of
blow raspberries
gibe at
show up
cock a snook at
shout down
laugh out of court
slander
calumniate
rap
flame
scold
offend
blast
hammer
impugn
whistle
disrespect
excoriate
rebuff
monster
jive
upbraid
slap
savage
shriek
reprobate
howl
crucify
pummel
US
jape
make little of
guy
barrack
burlesque
ream
parody
laugh
dig
jab
lout
quip at
rank out
sneeze at
look down one's nose at
turn up one's nose
rail against
make a game of
make a monkey out of
pummelled
UK
rake over the coals
rail at
show contempt
hold in contempt
lay into
give a talking-to
give Bronx cheer
tongue-lash
lay down the law
show contempt for
thumb nose at
hold up to shame
wound
disapprove
libel
fault
discountenance
assail
joke
blame
tear to pieces
write down
put hooks in
find fault with
rot
knock off
cut down
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
imitate
holler
make a joke of
raspberry
take off
snicker at
smile at
snigger at
poke the borax
dig at
be scornful about
bite one's thumb at
fleer at
scout at
crack
travesty
swipe
dump
snigger
reject
repudiate
wipe
mimic
make cutting remarks about
have a crack at
say contemptuously
curl your lip at
be contemptuous of
turn your nose up at
shout
brush aside
provoke
hassle
scream
raz
cartoon
bait
expose
unmask
bother
make someone a laughing stock
expose to ridicule
pull one's leg
poke borack
make a laughing-stock
yell
cry
rebuke
goad
interrupt
wave aside
slam dunk
express contempt
hold up to scorn
turn up one's nose at
hector
snipe
comeback
sledge
call names
put on
catcall at
shout disapproval
give a hard time
boo at
poke fun
whistle at
shout at
make a crack
chastise
carpet
roar
objurgate
whoop
bollock
twitter
swipe at
get at
guffaw
cry out
harangue
slash
discipline
exprobate
rollick
cavil
backbite
animadvert
incriminate
remonstrate
ostracize
US
bawl out
dress down
give someone a bollocking
slap on the wrist
give a rocket
give someone hell
read the riot act
tear a strip off
haul over the coals
remonstrate with
take to task
ream out
fulminate against
sail into
cut up
carp at
ostracise
UK
look askance
chew out
get after
tear off a strip
give someone a rollicking
tell off
pick apart
rap over the knuckles
give someone a roasting
flay
bag
stigmatize
US
blacken someone's reputation
stigmatise
UK
cast a slur on
vituperate against
inveigh against
do a number on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
vilipend
denigrate
disparage
belittle
decry
derogate
deprecate
depreciate
diminish
minimise
UK
minimize
US
dismiss
discount
diss
trash
dis
misprize
bad-mouth
run down
poor-mouth
trash-talk
put down
play down
talk down
cry down
write off
kiss off
dump on
vilify
knock
defame
asperse
malign
revile
rubbish
discredit
slam
slander
pan
slur
criticize
US
traduce
slate
slight
do a hatchet job on
calumniate
abuse
roast
attack
slag off
cast aspersions on
criticise
UK
speak ill of
drag through the mud
smear
condemn
undervalue
insult
underrate
libel
detract
underestimate
vituperate
have a go at
censure
scorn
throw mud at
deride
blacken
pooh-pooh
bash
stigmatize
US
denounce
scoff at
pull apart
trivialize
US
blister
tear down
ridicule
minify
stigmatise
UK
besmirch
downgrade
detract from
pour scorn on
sneer at
scandalize
US
tear into
take to pieces
hit out at
give a bad name
speak evil of
sling mud at
contemn
trivialise
UK
scorch
scandalise
UK
devalue
lower
mock
hold cheap
disdain
pull to pieces
dispraise
downplay
rap
deflate
skewer
lambaste
make light of
disgrace
lay into
cut down to size
berate
blacken the name of
speak badly of
tarnish
degrade
hammer
marginalize
US
assail
impugn
backbite
lessen
excoriate
marginalise
UK
pummel
US
bag
mudsling
pummelled
UK
inveigh against
rail against
treat lightly
do down
drag through the mire
fulminate against
demean
fling mud at
blast
spread lies about
sully
pillory
dishonour
UK
taint
opprobriate
dishonor
US
misrepresent
cheapen
curse
reduce
rip
monster
do a number on
disregard
laugh at
pick holes in
take down a peg
sell short
deplore
jump on
spread scandal about
tell lies about
cast a slur on
give a black eye
blacken the character of
bring into disrepute
throw brickbats at
run a smear campaign against
sully the reputation of
anathematize
execrate
blame
blot
rail
understate
hit
reproach
flame
smirch
injure
spurn
stain
debase
defile
blaspheme
damage
devaluate
downcry
accuse
belie
disesteem
muckrake
befoul
sneer
snub
shame
badmouth
villainize
disrespect
humiliate
take down
laugh off
find fault with
look down on
gloss over
brush aside
poor mouth
pooh pooh
drag someone's name through the mud
conduct a smear campaign against
find fault
sully someone's reputation
rip up
sling mud
blacken the reputation of
blacken someone's name
run smear campaign
disapprove
lampoon
compromise
question
offend
poormouth
mistrust
repudiate
make fun of
put hooks in
think little of
gibe
taunt
gird
twit
jeer
scoff
talk trash
squash
make little of
squelch
give comeuppance
put away
knock off high horse
take a dig at
tear to pieces
crush
lie about
cast slur on
back-bite
disvalue
soil
mortify
comment negatively
reject
spoil
besmear
speak of with disfavour
be unkind about
have a pop at
be critical of
be malicious about
spot
abominate
undermine
blackguard
blotch
ruin
mess with
detest
weaken
demonize
US
bring shame upon
rip up and down
tar and feather
drag through mud
bring discredit to
reflect badly on
breathe on
bring shame on
abhor
dig
jinx
demonise
UK
decrease
hate
shoot down
castigate
loathe
withdraw
reprove
cut to the quick
caricature
burlesque
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
rebuke
underemphasize
reprimand
dress down
rag on
call down
upbraid
misjudge
humble
underween
lambast
fault
scold
discountenance
chastise
regard with disgust
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
taint someone's name
blacken someone's character
drag someone's name through the mire
write false reports about
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
mark wrong
tarnish someone's name
spread tales about
soil someone's name
drag name through mud
savage
soft-pedal
feel aversion to
chide
criticize unfairly
bad mouth
give black eye
carpet
de-emphasize
strumpet
plaster
feel disgust for
potshot
cut rate
take away from
belabor
US
set no store by
take for granted
subtract from
not do justice to
set little store by
rate too low
think too little of
do an injustice to
shrug off
feel revulsion to
scathe
rate
flout
crucify
harangue
lash
slang
defame someone's character
rile
growl
belabour
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defy
bawl out
yell at
rip into
tie into
read the riot act
tear a strip off
give someone a dressing-down
beat up on
take to task
sail into
bark at
tongue-lash
chew out
light into
tell off
ignore
disobey
fail
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
have contempt for
brush off
refuse to acknowledge
have no use for
reprehend
reprobate
animadvert
complain
disapprove of
come down on
cavil at
carp at
mark down
tear to shreds
snipe at
take swipe at
abase
objurgate
chasten
slash
slag
lace into
give a bad press to
arraign
maul
flay
sledge
cut up
admonish
cut down
nitpick about
sink
vituperate against
foul
pick to pieces
animadvert on
give some stick to
haul over the coals
affront
nag
denunciate
carp
give flak to
give a rocket
tear off a strip
rag
give someone a bad press
jeer at
cane
tease
ream out
judge
poke fun at
cast down
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
lecture
expostulate
inveigh
recriminate
ream
cavil
nit-pick
embarrass
outrage
throw shade
wound
pick at
remonstrate with
treat with contempt
give a talking-to
nag at
sniff at
give someone hell
bag on
bring down
rap over the knuckles
find lacking
nitpick over
give someone a bollocking
slap
look down one's nose at
skin
satirize
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bollock
baste
remonstrate
jaw
trim
satirise
UK
let someone have it
poison
tear apart
give something a battering
jibe at
sneeze at
hold in contempt
pass strictures upon
hold up to ridicule
rail at
lay down the law
rake over the coals
give someone a mouthful
give someone a telling-off
pitch into
give someone an earful
turn your nose up at
give someone a rating
express disapproval of
rant at
lower the status of
persecute
oppress
backstab
object
hurt
fulminate
oppose
hose
rage
zing
rollick
declaim
nitpick
clobber
slug
zap
fustigate
jibe
miscall
travesty
prostitute
torment
prejudice
scout
blemish
destroy
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
treat disrespectfully
keelhaul
wig
score
row
be rude to
take apart
dehumanize
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call names
give something a bad press
sound off
send up
put in a bad light
dehumanise
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show up
quip at
rank out
complain about
desecrate
get at
give Bronx cheer
pull up
regard with contempt
jump down one's throat
criticize severely
tick off
take the mickey
turn up one's nose
slap someone's wrist
give the business
give someone what for
give someone some stick
kick up a stink about
look down upon
bring to book
give someone a row
give someone a wigging
pass judgment
make a fuss about
argue against
heap scorn on
take issue with
be wrong about
take exception to
bite someone's head off
bring shame to
take the piss out of
bring low
demote
label
harsh
ride
refute
gossip
spite
hoot
annoy
provoke
blow off
cuss out
swear at
shout at
aggravate
gossip about
underprice
condescend
get angry with
slog
fluff
misbid
misrespect
argue with
assault verbally
snipe
upset
scourge
bring under fire
bemean
deign
disagree with
review unfavorably
criticize strongly
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bastardize
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animadvert upon
rant
weigh into
give someone bondi
rake
discommend
negate
demoralise
UK
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US
lesson
jawbone
start on
start in
not do justice
knock off
write down
treat contemptuously
make jokes about
throw shade at
cut to bits
take on
attaint
own
not support
lower someone's dignity
lower someone's status
skin alive
give bad press
fleer
laugh
jest
swipe
dump
snigger
crack
rally
betray
call to task
fail to appreciate
point the finger
set too little store by
lay on
give the devil
give a bad name to
make someone eat crow
cause to lose face
lose face
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
lash out
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
go for the jugular
proscribe
storm
frame
irritate
disoblige
punish
pronounce
name
adjudge
drag down
lash into
sell out
be hostile to
object to
thumb one's nose
expose
yelp
yap
bawl
knock down
be untrue to oneself
beat down
bastardise
UK
profane
abandon one's principles
rib
high-hat
snoot
give offence to
kid
jive
lay out
be contemptuous about
be allergic to
show contempt for
turn up one's nose at
chaff
cause offence to
declare unfit
shun
razz
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
send up the river
cut dead
have at
work over
crack down on
go after
hurt somebody's feelings
quiz
banter
step on one's toes
bellyache about
moan about
grouse about
whine about
gripe about
grouch about
quibble about
carp about
whinge about
beef about
sound off about
cock a snook
thunder
disown
discard
disclaim
show in a bad light
ruin the reputation of
bring into disfavour
gibe at
mimic
threap
caution
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
vociferate
speak out
protest strongly
discipline
kick
imitate
have a crack at
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
curl your lip at
be contemptuous of
lout
objurate
tell someone to get lost
do
demur
preach
hold in disdain
frown on
look down at
impersonate
make a stand
rant about
expostulate about
make a protest
ape
except
give the cold shoulder to
sweep aside
give someone the brush-off
cold-shoulder
cast aside
look right through someone
argue
spoof
give someone a caning
send someone away with a flea in their ear
go on at
lose one's temper with
put on the mat
jump down someone's throat
take to the woodshed
slap down
keep after
have someone on the carpet
blow up
challenge
poke mullock at
mouth off about
go on about
make sport of
copy
mime
flout at
cock a snook at
distort
pervert
gripe
dissent
dispute
exaggerate
kick up a fuss about
raise objections to
complain vociferously about
oppose strongly
speak out against
object strongly to
take exception
lodge a protest against
protest against
take issue
frown upon
express disagreement with
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parody
put on
take off
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do a twist on
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To disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration
dismiss
disregard
discount
reject
spurn
forget
ignore
overlook
repudiate
dispel
banish
discard
abandon
deny
shelve
flout
drop
relegate
scout
shrug off
brush off
lay aside
pass over
pay no attention to
gloss over
take no notice of
think no more of
write off
kiss off
pay no heed to
put away
have done with
laugh away
put out of your mind
set aside
nolle prosequi
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To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
reject
spurn
rebuff
shun
blackball
cut
ostracise
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ostracize
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snub
blacklist
desert
ignore
jilt
scorn
abjure
abnegate
blank
discount
disdain
drop
exclude
excommunicate
forsake
repel
repulse
disfellowship
disown
unfollow
unfriend
cast aside
cold-shoulder
shut out
cast out
cut off
break with
cut dead
swear off
bin off
freeze out
leave off
put down
give the cold shoulder
have nothing to do with
give a wide berth to
give someone the brush-off
give someone the go-by
give someone the push
give the elbow
have nothing more to do with
leave out in the cold
give someone the air
give someone the big E
send to Coventry
hand someone the frozen mitt
kick in the teeth
repudiate
coldshoulder
other
avoid
boycott
be exclusive of
not include
not be inclusive of
debar
cancel
have done with
leave out
snub one's nose at
brush off
give the brushoff
wash your hands of
leave in the cold
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