Related Words for cold shoulder

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cut
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
snub
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Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adjective
slight
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Adjective
chill
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Noun
cold fish
//
Phrase, Noun
cold comfort
//x
Phrase, Noun
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
silent treatment
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
condescension
xx/x
Noun
rebuff
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Noun
short shrift
//
Phrase, Noun
scorn
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Noun
disdain
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Noun
derision
x/x
Noun
spurn
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Verb
hard feelings
//x
Phrase, Noun
patronage
/xx
Noun
indifference
x/xx
Noun
disgrace
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Noun
disrespect
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Noun
snark
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Noun
rudeness
/x
Noun
mitten
/x
Noun
inattention
xx/x
Noun
disinterest
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Noun
slouch
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Noun
mockery
/xx
Noun
affront
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Noun
insulting
x/x
Adjective
bad actor
//x
Phrase, Noun
reproach
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Noun
disparagement
x/xx
Noun
unconcern
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Noun
turnoff
/x
Noun
disregard
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Noun
disapproval
xx/x
Noun
insolence
/xx
Noun
pejorative
x/xx
Adjective
indifferent
x/x
Adjective
sour grapes
/x/
Phrase, Noun
dirty trick
/x/
Phrase, Noun
no love lost
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Phrase, Noun
low blow
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Phrase, Noun
despite
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Noun, Verb
avoidance
x/x
Noun
declination
xx/x
Noun
dressing down
/x/
Phrase, Noun
shirking
/x
Noun
disavowal
xx/x
Noun
indisposition
xxx/x
Noun
bad blood
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Phrase, Noun
decline
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Noun
disapprobation
xxx/x
Noun
dissimulation
xxx/x
Noun
idle threat
/x/
Phrase, Noun
malaise
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Noun
despising
x/x
Verb
persona non grata
x/x//x
Phrase, Noun
umbrage
/x
Noun
white sheep
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Name, Name
diffidence
/xx
Noun
indignity
x/xx
Noun
thoughtlessness
/xx
Noun
nose out of joint
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Phrase, Noun
reverse
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Noun
distaste
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Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
contempt
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Noun
uncaring
x/x
Adjective
cowardice
/xx
Noun
usage
/x
Noun
brick wall
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Phrase, Noun, Verb
shoddy
/x
Adjective
long shot
//
Phrase, Noun
denial
x/x
Noun
mistreatment
x/x
Noun
dismissal
x/x
Noun
displeasure
x/x
Noun
attitude
/xx
Noun
spite
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Noun
shame
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Noun
beau geste
//
Phrase, Noun
indiscretion
xx/x
Noun
impertinent
x/xx
Adjective
abrupt
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
absorb
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Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
ache
/
Noun, Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
afford
x/
Verb
aloof
x/
Adjective, Adverb
ankle
/x
Noun, Verb
anticipation
xxx/x
Noun
apathetic
xx/x
Adjective
arctic
/x
Noun, Adjective
arm
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
armpit
/x
Noun
assume
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Verb
assumption
x/x
Noun
axilla
x/x
Noun
back
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Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bag
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Noun, Verb
bard
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Noun, Verb
bear
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
beer
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Noun, Verb
bend
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Noun, Verb
blade
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Noun, Verb
blast
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Noun, Verb
bleak
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Adjective, Noun
blizzard
/x
Noun, Verb
body
/x
Noun, Verb
bone
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
book
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Noun, Verb
broad
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Adjective, Noun
buffeting
x/x
Noun
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
buttock
/x
Noun
calibre
/xx
Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cartridge
/x
Noun
chest
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Noun, Verb
coast
/
Noun, Verb
comfort
/x
Noun, Verb
commitment
x/x
Noun
common cold
/x/
Phrase, Noun
comply
x/
Verb
condylar
x/x
Adjective
convulsively
x/xx
Adverb
cooler
/x
Noun
cope
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Verb, Noun
cough
/
Noun, Verb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
crisp
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
cry
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Noun, Verb
cryogenic
/xxx
Adjective
damper
/x
Noun
dead
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deal
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
defray
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Verb
diagonal
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
distant
/x
Adjective
dystocia
//x
Noun
elbow
/x
Noun, Verb
embrace
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Verb, Noun
emotionless
x/xx
Adjective
endorse
x/
Verb, Noun
endure
x/
Verb
era
/x
Noun
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exposure
x/x
Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
feet
/
Noun
fever
/x
Noun, Verb
flange
/
Noun, Verb
flu
/
Noun
forearm
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Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freedom
/x
Noun
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
fresh
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
frigid
/x
Adjective
frog
/
Noun, Verb
frost
/
Noun, Verb
fulfil
x/
Verb
fulfill
x/
Verb
glacial
/x
Adjective, Noun
glenohumeral
/x/xx
Adjective
glossy
/x
Adjective, Noun
guards
/
Noun
gust
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Noun, Verb
hail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hand
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Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
hard
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
harsh
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
hay
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Noun, Verb
head
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
head cold
//
Phrase, Noun
heat
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Noun, Verb
heel
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Noun, Verb
hibernation
xx/x
Noun
hip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hold
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
hot
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Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
humeral
/xx
Adjective, Noun
humid
/x
Adjective
hypothermic
xx/x
Adjective
ice
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Noun, Verb
impersonal
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
inactive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
inclement
x/x
Adjective
incur
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Verb
influenza
xx/x
Noun
inhuman
x/x
Adjective
inhumane
xx/
Adjective
insensitive
x/xx
Adjective
insulation
xx/x
Noun
intense
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Adjective
intermediary
xx/xxx
Noun, Adjective
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
interphalangeal
xxx/xx
Noun, Adjective
involuntarily
xx/xxx
Adverb
isolation
xx/x
Noun
jelly
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
jerusalem
x/xx
Name
johnny
/x
Name
kink
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Noun, Verb
kitty
/x
Noun
knee
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Noun, Verb
koo
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Name
lean
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
leg
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
limb
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Noun, Verb
locker
/x
Noun
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lukewarm
//
Adjective
luncheon
/x
Noun, Verb
lurch
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Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
medicine
/xx
Noun, Verb
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
metacarpophalangeal
xx/xx/xx
Adjective
muscle
/x
Noun, Verb
neck
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Noun, Verb
nipping
/x
Noun
nuke
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Noun, Verb