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

look right through someone

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder to

have nothing to do with

turn up one's nose at

jeer at

show contempt for

hand someone the frozen mitt

turn your back on

give a wide berth to

have nothing more to do with

keep one's distance from

look straight through

laugh at

be contemptuous about

give someone the big E

put aside

give someone the air

refuse to acknowledge

treat disrespectfully

tell someone to get lost

minimize^US

trivialize^US

black

trivialise^UK

minimise^UK

refuse to take part in

give someone the push

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

Verb

refuse to take advantage of

To not accept or engage in

give something a miss

renege

give the thumbs down to

have nothing to do with

give the red light to

not take advantage of

let well enough alone

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 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 disregard the rules or refuse to conform

balk^US

baulk^UK

set your face against

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

express a poor opinion of

complain vociferously about

take something the wrong way

stand up and be counted against

put up a fight against

set your face against

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Verb

To belittle or express disapproval of

minimise^UK

minimize^US

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

criticise^UK

criticize^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

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

give someone a bollocking

blacken the reputation of

demonize^US

demonise^UK

flout

lash

declaim

conduct a smear campaign against

satirize^US

satirise^UK

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

kick up a stink about

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

treat disrespectfully

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

jump down one's throat

drag name through mud

turn up one's nose

slap someone's wrist

give the business

give someone what for

kick up a fuss about

give someone some stick

give someone a wigging

pass judgment

make a fuss about

drag someone's name through the mire

take issue with

bite someone's head off

speak of with disfavour

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

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

bastardise^UK

express a poor opinion of

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

tell someone to get lost

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

gibe at

hold in disdain

look down at

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

challenge

lash into

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

mimic

have a crack at

make cutting remarks about

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

take issue

fight

frown upon

express disagreement with

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

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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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