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What is another word for
repel
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To fend off or defend against something hostile
To defy or put up an opposition to
To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in
To resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)
To resist or endure (something) successfully
To confront or come up against
To offend the moral feelings of
To scare or instill fear
To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset
To act in opposition to
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
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▲
Verb
▲
To fend off or defend against something hostile
repulse
rebut
rebuff
parry
check
prevent
foil
frustrate
fend off
stave off
hold off
ward off
beat off
fight off
keep at bay
turn away
drive away
keep off
push back
drive back
beat back
hold back
chase away
turn back
keep away
send packing
force back
drive off
brush off
put to flight
thrust back
see off
stand off
force off
knock down
keep at arm's length
resist
deflect
defend against
avert
block
turn aside
stop
defend
counter
discourage
fence
fight back
protect against
hold at bay
guard
screen
bulwark
oppose
deter
forfend
retaliate
ward
keep
fend
draw away
shield against
safeguard against
secure against
defend yourself
defend oneself against
send away
guard against
put up a fight
intercept
obstruct
head off
nix
stand up for
set back
force away
avoid
forestall
shirk
elude
shun
preclude
rebuke
bypass
anticipate
keep at a distance
en garde
protect
shield
shield yourself from
safeguard
dismiss
secure
banish
cover
expel
eject
oust
dispel
rout
get rid of
drive out
stall
shelter
preserve
save
harbor
US
conserve
harbour
UK
keep safe
watch over
care for
withstand
provide sanctuary
barricade
be the defender of
watch
hold
give sanctuary
take in
look after
keep from harm
insure
house
hedge
repel danger
uphold
fortify
garrison
more ❯
“With mounting despair, he makes plans to
repel
the inevitable onslaught.”
Verb
▲
To defy or put up an opposition to
fight
resist
oppose
defy
duel
confront
withstand
buck
stand up against
combat
challenge
stand up to
counter
put up a fight against
contest
struggle against
battle
thwart
attack
oppugn
dispute
contend with
fly in the face of
hinder
obstruct
face
contradict
check
tackle
assault
take on
strive against
fight against
go against
deny
frustrate
cross
gainsay
negate
controvert
impede
counterattack
beat
assail
block
ward off
prevent
fend off
object to
contravene
argue against
meet
argue with
quarrel with
take issue with
battle against
take a stand against
speak against
face down
stand up and be counted against
make a stand against
face up to
hold out against
set your face against
unseat
kick against
balk
US
contend
rival
question
counteract
campaign against
repulse
rebuff
disaffirm
impugn
eliminate
stave off
compete against
tangle with
compete with
spare no effort
put up an argument
oppose action
end
negative
baulk
UK
traverse
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
war
fight off
hold at bay
match
curb
resolve
stem
act against
cope with
put an end to
bring to an end to
struggle with
hold off
remain firm
keep at bay
turn down
stand firm
stand one's ground against
fight back
hold one's ground against
put up a fight
brave
brazen
outface
dare
breast
outbrave
accost
beard
waylay
approach
take aside
call out
flout
scorn
affront
face with
come up against
meet head-on
go one-on-one
face off
square up to
come face to face with
go up against
rebut
argue
encounter
disagree
disapprove
dislike
protest
dissent
take
withstay
react
disagree with
be against
be anti
disapprove of
be hostile to
be in opposition to
react against
not support
be in defiance of
not countenance
call in question
speak out against
frown at
take issue
take a stand
run counter to
more ❯
“He had to
repel
the urge to stare into the inky depths that commanded attention, even when dulled by pain.”
Verb
▲
To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in
disgust
revolt
sicken
nauseate
repulse
offend
horrify
reluct
turn off
put off
gross out
be repugnant to
make shudder
be repulsive to
turn stomach
make sick
make someone feel sick
be extremely distasteful to
gross you out
make someone want to throw up
make you sick
put you off
give someone the creeps
give someone the heebie-jeebies
make you shudder
turn you off
give you the creeps
make you feel sick
make someone's flesh creep
make someone's skin crawl
shock
upset
appal
UK
appall
US
outrage
be distasteful to
scandalize
US
make your gorge rise
dismay
scandalise
UK
astound
harrow
be offensive to
alarm
cause offence to
distress greatly
cause to feel nauseous
make one's hair stand on end
fill with loathing
displease
disturb
bother
crawl
pain
scare
be displeasing to
haunt
terrify
frighten
make flesh crawl
make one's flesh creep
make you heave
squick
make someone's stomach rise
be disagreeable to
pall
freak out
surfeit
cause aversion
be repulsive
cloy on
rattle
make someone's blood run cold
unhinge
disorder
unsettle
derange
faze
afflict
affect
turn
pother
throw off balance
knock sideways
knock for six
make someone feel nauseous
more ❯
“The sight and sounds of Tommy's thrusts shock and
repel
us. It's almost too much.”
Verb
▲
To resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)
resist
keep out
be impermeable to
be impervious to
be resistant to
“The earth is often sealed by a clay-like film that tends to
repel
water.”
Verb
▲
To resist or endure (something) successfully
withstand
endure
bear
resist
tolerate
stand
face
sustain
brave
weather
take
oppose
defy
confront
survive
fight
suffer
thwart
combat
dispute
contest
cross
buck
stick
brace
duel
traverse
cope
violate
cope with
put up with
stand up to
live through
ride out
take on
grapple with
hold out against
bear up against
hold off
stand firm against
prevail against
hang tough
stand fast
stand firm
fly in the face of
hang on
hold out
stick fast
stand up against
hold the line against
remain firm
take it
win out
hold your ground
not give up
persevere in the face of
put up struggle
stand your ground
go the distance against
sit and take it
hold one's ground against
stand one's ground against
rebel against
put up a fight against
get through
come through
overcome
pull through
stick out
outlast
outface
surmount
beard
brazen
outbrave
breast
make it through
tackle
rise above
dare
handle
deal with
face up to
last out
go up against
bear the brunt of
fly in face of
come through unscathed
risk
last
challenge
swallow
stomach
outdare
outlive
court
be confronted by
venture
make it
brazen out
live out
face off
brook
abide
contend with
sit out
tough out
pass through
meet head-on
push through
see through
stick it out
stay the course
undergo
sit through
escape
meet
encounter
resign oneself to
subject oneself to
meet head on
go through
brace oneself for
grin and bear
brave out
square off against
be patient with
engage
wear
deal with it
outride
cope with it
battle
experience
countenance
eyeball
be impermeable to
pass
recover from
negotiate
make a comeback
outwear
land on your feet
pull out of it
break through
be proof against
be resistant to
play
affront
allow
accost
deal
persevere against
persist with
be impervious to
die hard against
brace for
submit to
square off
come up against
play against
be drawn against
make a stand
bit the bullet
take the bull by the horns
come out of
front
flout
face down
face out
stare down
square up to
put a bold face on it
put on a bold front
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
hold your own
call someone's bluff
go one-on-one
take a stand against
come face to face with
face up
be defiant
treat with contempt
stick to your guns
weather the storm
ride
persist through
weather storm
more ❯
Verb
▲
To confront or come up against
engage
combat
battle
clash
confront
contend
counter
defy
oppose
resist
tackle
withstand
attack
encounter
take on
face
meet
assail
do battle with
fight with
assault
battle with
begin battle with
clash with
contest
face off
fight
launch
set upon
skirmish with
strike
grapple with
scrap with
wage war against
wrest with
enter into combat with
fall on
mount an attack on
take up arms against
wage war on
come to close quarters with
give battle to
join battle with
compete against
vie with
contend with
challenge
face off against
rival
compete
vie
contend against
go up against
cross swords with
struggle against
play
accost
affront
collide with
engage with
strive against
meet head-on
struggle with
come into conflict with
meet head on
get into conflict with
war
lock horns with
stand up to
war against
face up to
scrimmage with
fight back against
come to blows with
shoot it out with
put up a fight
skirmish
struggle
wage war
brave
do battle
go to war
pit
match
compete with
content against
go toe to toe with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be opposed to
go one on one with
be pitted against
dispute
contradict
deny
gainsay
controvert
rebut
argue
oppugn
thwart
cross
buck
check
disagree
block
obstruct
prevent
hinder
disapprove
dislike
protest
dissent
take
counterattack
withstay
react
object to
disagree with
fight against
argue against
be against
take issue with
go against
argue with
be anti
take a stand against
put up a fight against
stand up and be counted against
react against
disapprove of
not support
be in defiance of
be hostile to
not countenance
face down
speak against
call in question
fly in the face of
speak out against
frown at
take issue
quarrel with
take a stand
run counter to
set your face against
be in opposition to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To offend the moral feelings of
shock
appal
UK
horrify
outrage
disgust
offend
revolt
stun
nauseate
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
sicken
agitate
astound
disquiet
jolt
rock
stagger
traumatise
UK
traumatize
US
unsettle
amaze
astonish
disconcert
shake
startle
surprise
upset
distress
disturb
dumbfound
floor
bewilder
daze
discompose
displease
perturb
provoke
stupefy
throw
unnerve
appall
US
dismay
dumfound
flabbergast
jar
paralyse
UK
abash
anger
antagonise
UK
antagonize
US
overcome
overwhelm
awe
devastate
electrify
insult
numb
paralyze
US
thunderstrike
bowl over
give offence to
shake up
take aback
gross out
knock out
raise someone's eyebrows
throw a curve
completely surprise
knock for six
set someone back on their heels
shake out of your complacency
give a turn
hit like ton of bricks
take the wind out of your sails
make someone's blood run cold
affront
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
nonplus
strike dumb
knock sideways
take by surprise
confound
stop someone in their tracks
blow away
leave open-mouthed
leave aghast
catch off balance
knock the stuffing out of
surprize
confuse
knock for a loop
boggle the mind
flummox
boggle
puzzle
render speechless
take your breath away
blow your mind
knock over with feather
throw into a tizzy
put one away
spring on
knock over
bemuse
bamboozle
befuddle
discombobulate
addle
vex
fuddle
muddle
beat
fox
disorient
buffalo
befog
gravel
maze
stump
faze
muddy
get
pose
fog
obfuscate
wilder
distract
perplex
mystify
baffle
metagrobolize
screw up
mix up
set someone thinking
cause to be at a stand
be all Greek to
make someone scratch their head
more ❯
Verb
▲
To scare or instill fear
frighten
scare
alarm
terrify
intimidate
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
horrify
unnerve
daunt
shock
disturb
cow
startle
agitate
disconcert
perturb
panic
dismay
upset
spook
affright
disquiet
petrify
fluster
worry
awe
rattle
ruffle
alarum
shake
faze
fright
scarify
appal
UK
appall
US
deter
discomfort
discourage
unhinge
chill
dishearten
unman
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
disburb
stiff
strike terror into
scare to death
fill with fear
scare witless
scare stiff
put the wind up
scare the pants off
scare the bejesus out of
give someone goose pimples
chill to the bone
scare away
chill to the marrow
give someone the heebie-jeebies
scare someone out of their wits
scare the living daylights out of
put the fear of God into
freeze your blood
curdle the blood
get the wind up
scare off
throw into a blue funk
make one's hair stand on end
make teeth chatter
throw into a fright
give one the creeps
make one's flesh creep
make one's blood run cold
scare someone half to death
make someone jump out of their skin
browbeat
bulldoze
astound
silly
scare the daylights out of
throw into a panic
frighten to death
frighten the living daylights out of
fill with terror
give a turn
make jump
surprise
frighten the life out of
scare the life out of
frighten someone out of their wits
scare the hell out of
consternate
send into a cold sweat
make someone shake in their shoes
make someone's hair stand on end
give someone a fright
torment
inspire panic in
strike terror in
frighten out of your wits
scare the pants off of
freeze
paralyze
US
stun
paralyse
UK
stupefy
perplex
depress
paralyse with fear
scare silly
make someone jump out of his skin
send chills down the spine of
strike fear into
unsettle
freak
flabbergast
stagger
spring
stampede
give someone a jolt
take aback
shake up
give a shock
spring on
make afraid
chill someone's blood
make someone's blood run cold
make someone's hair curl
make fearful
make nervous
throw into a tizzy
throw into a tizz
freak out
fill with panic
throw into disarray
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset
displease
annoy
irritate
irk
vex
gall
exasperate
rile
anger
upset
aggravate
provoke
pique
nettle
peeve
bug
bother
offend
needle
nark
infuriate
miff
disturb
madden
incense
affront
enrage
outrage
antagonise
UK
antagonize
US
hassle
disgruntle
trouble
gravel
perturb
worry
hurt
fret
rattle
disgust
insult
discompose
dissatisfy
dismay
roil
mortify
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
disappoint
discontent
frustrate
disaffect
perplex
revolt
chagrin
disoblige
zing
misplease
put out
hack off
tick off
wind up
tee off
bum out
get at
hack you off
turn off
put your back up
play dirty
cut to the quick
disquiet
agitate
estrange
lose the affection of
alienate
distress
sadden
sting
aggrieve
shock
ail
agonize
US
pain
grieve
plague
depress
wound
devastate
horrify
repulse
faze
excruciate
afflict
jar
pester
nauseate
dog
discombobulate
sicken
discommode
slight
chafe
get to
nag at
cause suffering
agonise
UK
eat at
cause offense
lambaste
bleed
mourn
discomfit
cause sorrow
burn up
be hurtful to
cause anguish
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
give offence to
make unhappy
hurt somebody's feelings
thumb nose at
torment
harass
harrow
torture
ruffle
oppress
make miserable
injure
beset
rack
harry
gnaw at
anguish
disconcert
bedevil
stress
persecute
curse
give someone grief
give a hard time
get
burden
nag
rasp
try
discomfort
crush
cause suffering to
grate
strain
make wretched
concern
cause anguish to
put down
affect
crucify
sear
besiege
diss
dis
hound
disrespect
inflame
deject
dishearten
unnerve
dispirit
itch
alarm
spite
frazzle
fuss
dump on
drive up the wall
pick on
rend
abuse
move
badger
lacerate
pierce
slap
cut
strike
chivvy
eat
smite
frost
abrade
gripe
devil
scrape
pursue
inconvenience
unsettle
martyr
traumatize
US
fluster
discountenance
traumatise
UK
tear to pieces
taunt
throw
shake
bring down
discourage
unhinge
derail
spook
distemper
distract
alarum
flurry
tantalize
US
do in
shake up
psych
break the heart of
hagride
confound
indispose
tantalise
UK
rankle
interrupt
undo
weigh down
rub up the wrong way
get on your nerves
stir up
flip out
freak out
grate on
get on your wick
weird out
make waves
be offensive
make somebody's hackles rise
put someone's nose out of joint
throw off balance
get your goat
wrong
bruise
tear apart
stab
mistreat
touch
stir
excite
rouse
thrill
be rude to
overwhelm
snub
harm
fester
resent
bait
make one's heart bleed
slur
humiliate
embarrass
rub the wrong way
dampen spirits
cast down
break one's heart
hector
strap
break
nit-pick
prick
push
exercise
desolate
hit hard
hang up
get even
upset the applecart
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
put a damper on
heckle
wring
chasten
arouse anxiety in
do a number on
be on one's case
push buttons
make it tough for
weigh on
cut up
sweat
fear
stew
niggle
inflict trauma
deeply upset
knock for six
victimize
US
ire
enflame
mad
embitter
put
rag
puzzle
rib
tear to shreds
give offence
be disagreeable
rankle with
tread on someone's toes
be an affront to
chaff
cause annoyance to
cause resentment to
confront
criticise
UK
dispraise
slander
criticize
US
grind
punish
victimise
UK
eat away at
eat up
steam up
gnaw
obsess
make uneasy
cause concern to
prey on your mind
make uncomfortable
lie heavy on someone's mind
give a bad time
make anxious
weigh heavy on someone's mind
cause discomfort to
tear at
hurt the feelings of
be a nuisance to
drive bananas
be a pest to
play cat and mouse
rub salt in wound
put through wringer
give a zinger
hit where one lives
ruffle one's feathers
raise your hackles
give the cold shoulder
redden
frighten
graze
demoralize
US
scratch
turn
incapacitate
flip
pother
craze
floor
cramp
debilitate
bewilder
fire up
egg on
sensitize
US
swell
burn
erode
excoriate
get someone
get across
turn on
lay up
key up
tax
wear
deflate
abash
flatten
rock the boat
make a scene
ride
rub raw
skin
blister
rub painfully
rub against
blight
fray
squash
shatter
grip
tease
press
take
visit
goad
sensitise
UK
buffet
molest
cause trouble to
rark
corrade
mither
demoralise
UK
shame
dump
heavy
chivy
scare
browbeat
nudge
bore
impede
cross
hinder
pinch
rub
psych out
intrude upon
impose on
bend someone's ear
breathe down someone's neck
carp at
get on someone's case
more ❯
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To act in opposition to
antagonise
UK
antagonize
US
counteract
cancel
counter
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
nullify
offset
annul
negate
contravene
counterbalance
oppose
work against
cancel out
countervail
balance
equalize
US
negative
compensate
counterweigh
correct
defuse
overcome
restrict
nig
limit
balance out
make of no use or value
equalise
UK
render ineffective
make up for
bring to naught
counterpoise
compensate for
redress
redeem
outweigh
undo
equilibrize
even out
invalidate
even up
atone for
obviate
countercheck
rectify
square
counterweight
set off
equal out
reverse
equiponderate
amend
atone
turn the tables
tip the scales
requite
equipoise
redress the balance
equal
counterpose
wipe out
overrule
defeat
make ineffective
override
subdue
deactivate
abrogate
frustrate
conquer
square up
be an antidote to
even
equate
level
match
account for
be equivalent
allow for
set
tie
collate
attune
adjust
parallel
readjust
accord
come out even
pair off
come out
fix
remedy
lessen
reduce
right
halt
counterwork
stabilize
US
buck
stabilise
UK
cross out
respond to
go against
more ❯
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▲
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
defeat
foil
frustrate
thwart
ruin
forestall
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
baulk
UK
block
circumvent
contravene
debar
derail
impede
invalidate
obstruct
obviate
overturn
prevent
scotch
scuttle
snooker
stop
stymie
baffle
bar
confound
deter
discomfit
halt
hamper
hinder
nullify
repress
squash
suppress
upset
balk
US
checkmate
curb
dash
nobble
outwit
parry
rattle
repulse
scupper
spoil
undo
blank
bury
check
counter
counterplot
cross
disappoint
do for
restrain
put a stop to
put paid to
nip in the bud
put the kibosh on
put the stopper on
get the better of
put the mockers on
screw up
mess up
beat down
cause setback
foul up
hold up
louse up
stand in the way of
upset the applecart
put a spoke in someone's wheel
put end to
take wind out of sails
crimp
beat
cramp
oppose
counteract
trammel
inhibit
stall
smash
prohibit
head off
quash
evade
cripple
put an end to
bilk
arrest
avoid
sidestep
crab
stump
skirt
annul
stave off
interfere with
stonewall
escape
hold back
ward off
steer clear of
fetter
hobble
negate
root
circumnavigate
cancel
retard
restrict
take down
avert
give the slip
take wind out of
defend against
elude
shut out
conquer
cramp one's style
stifle
bypass
hamstring
offset
shipwreck
crush
traverse
snafu
deflect
queer
wreck
forbid
overrule
kill
hold off
overcome
hang up
cook someone's goose
play off
put the lid on
spike someone's guns
throw monkey wrench in
queer someone's pitch
corner
throw a spanner in the works
give the run around
buck
get out of
divert
finish
finish off
countermove
disconcert
dodge
disrupt
interdict
limit
duck
defy
throw a curve
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
crash
keep lid on
ditch
juke
unsettle
shun
extinguish
end
make an end of
bring to a close
quell
destroy
eschew
shatter
confuse
be beyond
miss
dish
stultify
confront
put the damper on
put a damper on
cease
crool
banjax
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
shackle
triumph
gain
vanquish
lick
preclude
cheat
handicap
puzzle
bring to an end
mystify
put a brake on
sweep aside
be the end of
take the wind out of your sails
encumber
clog
manacle
short-circuit
hog-tie
nonplus
handcuff
embarrass
dash one's hope
resist
flummox
withstand
dead-end
pigeonhole
shelve
tie up
veto
render null and void
reject
choke off
cut off
hang fire
fend off
put on hold
bring an end to
act against
work against
vote down
disallow
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
refuse
revoke
recant
throw out
rule against
counterbalance
give the thumbs down to
counterpoise
countervail
negative
balance
compensate for
cancel out
make up for
correct
balance out
counterweigh
equalize
US
square up
be an antidote to
countercheck
make ineffective
override
equalise
UK
deactivate
even up
abrogate
defuse
wipe out
subdue
redress
counterweight
render ineffective
forfend
interrupt
proscribe
intercept
ban
outlaw
delay
slow down
embargo
exclude
slow
criminalize
US
stay
curtail
criminalise
UK
rule out
make illegal
control
enjoin
cumber
dam
set back
place an embargo on
interfere
contain
taboo
turn aside
reduce
get in the way
get in the way of
declare illegal
stem
diminish
lessen
staunch
bridle
stanch
desist
discontinue
decrease
estop
save
help
constrain
sabotage
detain
blackball
boycott
hold
bork
obscure
cool
black
keep from happening
brake
banish
freeze
illegalize
choke
disqualify
penalise
UK
penalize
US
bog down
put off
slow up
pass by
box in
officially forbid
bring to screeching halt
close down
ice out
shut off
shut down
declare ineligible
be a hindrance to
pass up
plug
fend
stave
anticipate
shunt
keep at bay
strangulate
keep off
pick off
decelerate
bottleneck
put the brakes on
take out of play
muzzle
burden
slacken
shove aside
postpone
sink
throw a spoke in the wheel of
retardate
defer
withhold
pause
protract
remit
prorogue
keep
intermit
confine
prolong
bottle up
nix
put half nelson on
spike
jam up
put down
zing
cork
lock up
damp
let
chill
dampen
regulate
put chill on
close off
make late
put back
back off
keep back
hold off on
hold over
put a lock on
put a stopper in
pre-empt
turn off
bring to a standstill
smother
compose
collect
rein
rein in
keep in check
hold in
put the brakes on
keep under control
simmer down
censor
give the red light to
sandbag
declare taboo
put the chill on
say no
throttle
screen
complicate
weigh down
monkey with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
reject
spurn
rebuff
shun
blackball
cut
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
snub
blacklist
desert
ignore
jilt
scorn
abjure
abnegate
blank
discount
disdain
drop
exclude
excommunicate
forsake
repulse
despise
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
slight
dismiss
snout
stiff-arm
look right through someone
tell someone where to get off
give the brush
brush off
repudiate
refuse
decline
contemn
give the bum's rush
look down on
fend off
balk at
treat with contempt
hold in contempt
sneer at
scoff at
turn your nose up at
sneeze at
knock back
keep at a distance
keep at arm's length
keep at bay
disregard
avoid
coldshoulder
pooh-pooh
high-hat
brush aside
deride
turn down
steer clear of
flout
scout
neglect
sniff at
belittle
mock
give the cold shoulder to
take no notice of
look down upon
turn back on
stiff
snoot
disrespect
boycott
disparage
shrug off
look past
debar
abhor
dis
diss
hate
play down
cancel
misprize
wave aside
make light of
shrink from
turn up one's nose at
jeer at
show contempt for
turn your back on
look down one's nose at
ridicule
overlook
forget
ban
bar
other
shirk
embargo
discard
bilk
sneer
gibe
revile
keep away from
keep clear of
veto
undervalue
eschew
keep one's distance from
stay away from
pass over
have done with
pay no attention to
recoil from
set aside
think no more of
pour scorn on
regard with contempt
look straight through
laugh at
be contemptuous about
cock a snook at
wash your hands of
give the brushoff
not give time of day
put aside
refuse to acknowledge
ice out
act cool
turn away from
sweep aside
snub one's nose at
pass up
thumb nose at
put out of your mind
pretend not to see
leave out
be exclusive of
not be inclusive of
not include
turn away
drive away
abominate
walk over
be allergic to
deprecate
denigrate
diminish
renounce
feel contempt for
wipe
make little of
undermine
slam dunk
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
discredit
make unwelcome
turn up one's nose
refuse to entertain
disclaim
expel
remove
oust
leave in the cold
turn deaf ear to
show disrespect
treat disrespectfully
show disrespect for
blink at
express contempt
ditch
disallow
evict
cashier
drum out
tell someone to get lost
not buy
dodge
elude
evade
pay no attention
pay no heed
stay clear of
throw out
defy
body-swerve
stay shy of
fight shy of
not touch
have no part in
give a wide berth
shy away from
stand aloof from
shake off
have no part of
give the runaround
leave alone
shy from
palm off
hold up to scorn
get rid of
force out
condemn
disobey
disesteem
fail
vilipend
taunt
keep out
minimize
US
hide from
jeer
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
trivialize
US
black
trivialise
UK
minimise
UK
scoff
insult
cut someone cold
have contempt for
have no use for
hold in disdain
laugh off
shut eyes to
push aside
turn a blind eye to
forget about
turn a deaf ear to
have no time for
affront
frown on
look down at
proscribe
interdict
prohibit
gird
chill
outlaw
strike
outrage
quip
withhold patronage
make a fool of
gibe at
poke fun at
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
take the piss out of
abstain from
pass by
impose sanctions
hold aloof from
place an embargo on
refrain from
refuse to take part in
dispel
banish
abandon
look through
cut out
deny
shelve
relegate
lay aside
gloss over
write off
kiss off
put away
pay no heed to
heap scorn on
curl your lip at
run down
spit on
be scornful about
spit in the face of
spit in the eye of
laugh away
more ❯
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▲
To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
refuse
decline
reject
spurn
repudiate
scorn
rebuff
disapprove
disdain
dismiss
negate
negative
nix
reprobate
snub
pass
repulse
shun
withdraw
demur
deselect
desist
ignore
protest
turn down
pass up
throw out
knock back
say no
balk at
baulk at
brush off
dispense with
say no to
turn away
demur at
hold back
hold off
hold out
protest at
set aside
throw over
turn from
give thumbs down to
turn back on
turn deaf ear to
jib at
send off
draw the line at
not buy
refuse to receive
not care for
not budge on
send one's regrets
shake one's head
don't want to
renounce
forgo
avoid
abandon
eschew
abstain from
refrain from
give up
desist from
resist
forbear
steer clear of
abjure
drop
forsake
stop
withhold from
keep from
cease
quit
relinquish
kick
cut out
deny
pass on
discontinue
skip
do without
swear off
pack in
forbear from
abstain
waive
disregard
forswear
curb
break off
brush aside
finish
check
lay off
evade
shy from
leave off
go without
jack in
give something a miss
shrink from
veto
leave alone
halt
refrain
suspend
abdicate
disavow
not accept
opt out
knock off
can
preclude
scoff at
stay away from
bypass
cold-shoulder
restrain from
give over
pack up
fend off
give someone the brush-off
have nothing to do with
give a wide berth to
sit out
give the thumbs down to
give the cold shoulder
withhold
withgo
call a halt to
call it a day
miss
neglect
arrest
opt out of
cut
pass by
abnegate
belay
shirk
forego
throw away
snout
back off from
pull out of
put a stop to
axe
UK
rein in
check out from
deny oneself
miss out on
ax
US
put an end to
wean
kibosh
call it quits on
surcease from
stay clear of
cast aside
give the bum's rush
restrain oneself from
freeze out
leave out
prevent oneself from
give someone the go-by
give the brush
cut dead
put down
shy away from
look right through someone
tell someone where to get off
not give in to
shake off
stiff-arm
stop oneself from
discount
put off
delay
obstruct
shoot down
overlook
buck
not heed
retract
stall
filibuster
cede
surrender
yield
recant
repeal
reluct
unsay
not hear of
renege
check oneself
foreswear
not take advantage of
slight
hand over
put aside
turn over
sacrifice
contemn
jilt
decide against
disown
keep
concede
sneer at
sneeze at
treat with contempt
turn your nose up at
look down on
stonewall
hold in contempt
desert
sign away
refuse to take advantage of
detain
look down one's nose at
wash your hands of
turn your back on
weasel out of
unaccustom
inhibit
suppress
keep back
cut off
give the thumbs down
give the red light
detach
end
let pass
have done with
withdraw from
give the go by
take the cure
hold off on
stifle
let go by
break
conclude
fail to take advantage of
put on hold
put on ice
ostracize
US
hinder
stay away
interfere with
head off
sidestep
escape
dodge
stave off
make up for
circumvent
get around
get out of
avert
steer clear
nullify
obviate
ward off
prevent
neutralize
US
block
impede
counterbalance
break the habit of
withstand
skip out on
help
prohibit
shake
neutralise
UK
skirt
counteract
anticipate
bilk
ditch
kick the habit
quit cold
lay off of
let up
keep off
cease to indulge in
kick over
call it quits
ostracise
UK
keep one's distance from
body-swerve
stay shy of
fight shy of
keep away from
not touch
have no part in
give a wide berth
stand aloof from
keep clear of
send to Coventry
have no part of
recoil from
give the runaround
turn away from
palm off
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