What is another word for spurn ?

give someone the brush-off

To reject with disdain or contempt

give the brush

cold-shoulder

give someone the go-by

tell someone where to get off

give the cold shoulder

give the cold shoulder to

leave out in the cold

keep at bay

hand someone the frozen mitt

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

be contemptuous about

turn up your nose at

be repelled by

chill

look right through someone

treat disrespectfully

not be able to bear

not be able to stand

show contempt for

look straight through someone

look down your nose at

turn up one's nose at

tell someone to get lost

sweep aside

have contempt for

give somebody the cold shoulder

feel repugnance towards

refuse admittance to

turn back

send packing

give somebody the run-around

have a strong aversion to

turn one's nose up at

feel aversion towards

feel revulsion towards

bear a grudge against

give someone a slap in the face

give the brushoff

keep someone at arm's length

give the Bronx cheer to

refuse to take part in

not be able to stomach

give someone the push

give the elbow

kick someone in the teeth

give someone the big E

give someone the air

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

Verb

fail to take advantage of

To not accept or engage in

give the thumbs down to

give something a miss

not take advantage of

give the red light to

refuse to take advantage of

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

opt out of

have no more truck with

give the brush-off to

declare null and void

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

Verb

refuse to accept the authority of

To ignore or disregard contemptuously

set one's face against

balk^US

baulk^UK

take law into own hands

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Verb

To treat as unworthy of serious consideration

minimise^UK

minimize^US

put out of one's mind

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

turn a blind eye to

take with a pinch of salt

banish from one's thoughts

pay little attention to

dismiss from your mind

erase from memory

let bygones be bygones

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Verb

To shun or shy away from

give someone the brush-off

let well enough alone

give someone the go-by

give something a miss

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

keep your distance from

give the cold shoulder

give someone the big E

give someone the push

give the elbow

keep one's distance from

stay away from

cut someone dead

hide from

give the cold shoulder to

axe^UK

ax^US

separate oneself from

exorcize^US

exorcise^UK

throw on the scrapheap

form a splinter group

let someone stew in their own juice

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Verb

To resist openly and boldly

throw down the gauntlet at

knock chip off shoulder

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

put a bold face on it

look straight in the eye

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

take the bull by the horns

tell off

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Verb

Struggle against

Verb

To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

express objections to

express disagreement with

express disapproval of

gripe

grumble

lodge a protest against

baulk^UK

balk^US

beef about

challenge

crab

complain vociferously about

kick up a stink about

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

take something the wrong way

be at each other's throats

express a poor opinion of

jump down one's throat

take a dim view

complain vehemently about

make a protest against

fume

disagree violently with

make a mountain out of a molehill

chew out

complain bitterly about

whip

kick up

take great exception to

be at sixes and sevens

jump on

contradict each other

make a song and dance

talk under your breath

beat one's breast about

cry over spilt milk^UK

speak up

moan over

beat one's breast

cry over spilled milk^US

call at the top of your voice

agonize^US

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's back

agonise^UK

wring one's hands over

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Verb

drive a coach and horses through

State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of

falsify

oppugn

fight

blow out of the water

knock the bottom out of

balk^US

baulk^UK

knocks props out from under

pick an argument with

prove to be wrong

hammer away at

argue the pros and cons of

show to be wrong

bandy words concerning

have an argument about

enquire^UK

inquire^US

defend oneself against

stand up and be counted against

neutralize^US

set your face against

neutralise^UK

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Verb

To belittle or express disapproval of

minimise^UK

minimize^US

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

dishonor^US

scandalize^US

dishonour^UK

pummel^US

scandalise^UK

pummelled^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

sully the reputation of

blacken the character of

give something a battering

set too little store by

abandon one's principles

give something a bad press

give someone a bad press

drag through the mire

defame someone's character

blacken name

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 someone a roasting

oppose

belabor^US

give someone hell

belabour^UK

keelhaul

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

disfavor^US

give someone a dressing-down

bollock

curse

rap over the knuckles

give a talking-to

frown upon

score

give someone a bollocking

disfavour^UK

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

kick up a stink about

nag

give someone what for

give someone a row

give someone a rating

give someone a wigging

express disapproval of

jump down one's throat

give flak to

slap down

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

complain vociferously about

blacken the reputation of

slap someone's wrist

send someone away with a flea in their ear

not take kindly to

call on the carpet

conduct a smear campaign against

express disagreement with

make a protest against

satirize^US

complain bitterly about

lodge a protest against

satirise^UK

disagree violently with

rap someone over the knuckles

hold someone responsible

jump down someone's throat

give a tongue-lashing

rap someone's knuckles

protest strongly

weigh into

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

demonize^US

blacken someone's reputation

express strong disapproval of

demonise^UK

slap someone on the wrist

indicate disapproval of

view with disfavour

take somebody to task

bring charges against

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

have a low opinion of

raise objections

accurse

lose one's temper with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

hold someone answerable

veto

express disagreement

lodge a protest

express objections to

express a poor opinion of

hold someone to blame

take great exception to

baulk^UK

balk^US

appal^UK

send someone away with a flea in his

give a piece of one's mind

turn one's nose up at

appall^US

be unable to tolerate

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

embarrass

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

complain vehemently about

make cutting remarks about

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Verb

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

go over to the other side

have no more truck with

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

give someone the brush-off

repulse

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

exclude

swear off

tell someone where to get off

give the thumbs down to

pass by

give something a miss

axe^UK

cut off without a penny

ax^US

disaffiliate oneself from

give someone the big E

defect from

give someone the air

leave alone

give someone the push

not take advantage of

dissociate oneself from

give the red light to

look right through someone

keep your distance from

let well enough alone

throw on the scrapheap

cut off without a cent

separate oneself from

split from

form a splinter group

refuse to take advantage of

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