🚫Shun

Meaning

to deliberately avoid or stay away from someone or something

Example Sentences

He shuns public attention and prefers privacy.

He was shunned by his colleagues after the scandal.

Synonyms

avoid, evade, eschew, dodge, ignore, reject, spurn

Entry 1

avoid, evade, eschew, dodge

Entry 2

avoid, evade, ignore, reject, spurn

Antonyms

embrace, welcome, seek, pursue, accept

Entry 1

embrace, welcome, seek, pursue

Entry 2

accept, embrace, welcome

Collocations

shun publicity, shun contact, actively shun, completely shun, shun violence

Entry 1

shun publicity, shun contact, actively shun, completely shun

Entry 2

shun publicity, shun contact, shun violence