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What is another word for turning away from?

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Verb
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Present participle for to refuse any association or allegiance to someone or something
abandoning
abjuring
forswearing
rejecting
relinquishing
giving up
“After discovering his unethical business practices, I had no choice but to turn away from my former business partner and sever all ties with him.”
Verb
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Present participle for to keep away from something
avoiding
circumventing
shunning
bypassing
circumnavigating
keeping clear of
staying away from
steering clear of
dodging
evading
giving a wide berth to
shrinking from
shying from
sidestepping
balking at
getting around
giving something a miss
keeping at arm's length
keeping away from
keeping one's distance from
recoiling from
shying away from
staying shy of
fighting shy of
having no part of
having nothing to do with
turning back on
spurning
rejecting
shirking
eschewing
snubbing
repudiating
dismissing
rebuffing
refusing
ignoring
ostracizingUS
disdaining
declining
scorning
cutting
neglecting
ditching
bilking
snouting
ostracisingUK
staying clear of
giving the brush
having no part in
giving the runaround
giving someone the brush-off
standing aloof from
not touching
giving someone the go-by
giving a wide berth
cold-shouldering
telling someone where to get off
leaving alone
brushing off
knocking back
giving the cold shoulder
turning down
freezing out
stiff-arming
sending to Coventry
giving the bum's rush
palming off
cutting dead
putting down
passing up
shaking off
excluding
blackballing
blacklisting
coldshouldering
shutting out
slighting
cutting off
leaving out in the cold
looking past
disregarding
excommunicating
stiffing
boycotting
disowning
handing someone the frozen mitt
turning your back on
othering
debarring
cancelingUS
cancellingUK
despising
disfellowshiping
disfellowshipping
repulsing
discounting
cutting someone cold
jilting
unfollowing
casting aside
casting out
having nothing more to do with
acting cool
swearing off
breaking with
washing your hands of
looking straight through
giving the brushoff
giving someone the air
icing out
giving someone the big E
flouting
not including
eluding
banishing
expelling
having done with
disavowing
driving away
pretending not to see
hiding from
pooh-poohing
renouncing
making unwelcome
giving the cold shoulder to
turning up one's nose
leaving in the cold
refusing to abide by
refusing to recognize
leaving out
banning
embargoing
barring
blacking
scouting
prohibiting
vetoing
interdicting
proscribing
chillin
chilling
outlawing
striking
deserting
withholding patronage
repelling
abnegating
abjuring
dropping
forsaking
unfriending
abstaining from
placing an embargo on
refraining from
holding aloof from
imposing sanctions
passing by
refusing to take part in
looking through
taking no notice of
cutting out
not giving time of day
sloughing off
blowing off
leaving off
giving someone the push
giving the elbow
binning off
paying no attention to
making light of
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turning back
turning back into
turning back on
turning back over
turning back the clock
turning back time
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turning aside from
turning aside
turning around
turning a profit
turning against
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