What is another word for spurn ?

To reject with disdain or contempt

tell someone where to get off

give the brush

cold-shoulder

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder

look right through someone

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

hand someone the frozen mitt

turn up one's nose at

look straight through

laugh at

be contemptuous about

refuse to acknowledge

give someone the big E

give someone the air

leave out in the cold

turn deaf ear to

show disrespect

treat disrespectfully

tell someone to get lost

minimize^US

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

minimise^UK

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“When he attempted a closer relationship between them, she seemed to spurn his advances yet again.”

Verb

To not accept or engage in

have nothing to do with

renege

wash your hands of

give something a miss

pack in

foreswear

give the thumbs down to

look right through someone

keep one's distance from

give someone the go-by

give the red light to

not grant

give the cold shoulder

not take advantage of

ostracize^US

let well enough alone

ostracise^UK

tell someone where to get off

refuse to take advantage of

deny oneself

let go by

fail to take advantage of

have nothing more to do with

give someone the big E

give someone the push

have no more truck with

refuse to acknowledge

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“You are perfectly at liberty, of course, to keep your own counsel and to spurn all offers of help.”

Verb

To exclude a person from a community or from society

blackball

exclude

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

throw out

keep out

leave out in the cold

drum out

force out

get rid of

have nothing more to do with

give a wide berth to

have nothing to do with

hand someone the frozen mitt

refuse to take part in

give someone the big E

give someone the go-by

cut dead

put down

bin off

give someone the push

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

penalize^US

penalise^UK

give the thumbs down to

pass on

rule against

give the red light to

give thumbs down

declare null and void

not go for

refuse permission to

put the kibosh on

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Verb

To feel an intense dislike for

have a strong aversion to

bear a grudge against

can't stand

feel aversion towards

feel malice to

feel revulsion towards

feel repugnance towards

be unable to tolerate

have a low opinion of

not think much of

look down on

regard with repugnance

have a poor opinion of

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

not be able to stomach

reluct

disagree with

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Verb

refuse to accept the authority of

To fail to conform to a regulation or obligation

take part in an uprising

defy authority

refuse to obey orders

set your face against

mobilise^UK

mobilize^US

rage against the machine

take part in an insurrection

balk^US

baulk^UK

take law into own hands

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Verb

express disagreement with

To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

express objections to

express disapproval of

gripe

grumble

lodge a protest against

baulk^UK

balk^US

beef about

challenge

crab

criticise^UK

criticize^US

kick up a stink about

complain vociferously about

express a poor opinion of

complain vociferously to

take something the wrong way

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

set your face against

shoot off one's mouth

stand up and be counted against

not countenance

run counter to

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Verb

To belittle or express disapproval of

minimise^UK

minimize^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

dishonor^US

scandalize^US

dishonour^UK

scandalise^UK

give something a battering

set too little store by

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

sully the reputation of

rip up

blacken the character of

abandon one's principles

drag through the mire

arraign

slash

defame someone's character

sully someone's reputation

tell lies about

spread scandal about

run a smear campaign against

cast a slur on

fling mud at

sling mud

blacken someone's name

give something a bad press

give someone a bad press

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

find lacking

read the riot act

nitpick over

give someone a bollocking

slap

demonize^US

demonise^UK

satirize^US

blacken the reputation of

satirise^UK

conduct a smear campaign against

drag someone's name through the mud

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a dressing-down

pitch into

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

treat disrespectfully

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

tick off

take the mickey

drag name through mud

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

give someone a wigging

pass judgment

make a fuss about

argue against

drag someone's name through the mire

heap scorn on

take issue with

take exception to

bite someone's head off

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

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

speak of with disfavour

bastardise^UK

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

quiz

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

make cutting remarks about

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

sweep aside

look right through someone

cold-shoulder

cast aside

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

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

protest against

take issue

frown upon

express disagreement with

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Verb

go over to the other side

To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one

have nothing more to do with

have no more truck with

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Noun