Related Words for shun

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eschew
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Verb, Verb
banish
/x
Verb, Verb
ban
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
cast out
//
Phrase, Verb
spurn
/
Verb
forgo
x/
Verb
forsake
x/
Verb
deride
x/
Verb
abhor
x/
Verb
preferring
x/x
Verb
forego
x/
Verb
reject
x/
Verb
embrace
x/
Noun
loath
/
Adjective
despise
x/
Verb
denounce
x/
Verb
abandon
x/x
Verb
avoid
x/
Verb
abjure
//
Verb
ignore
x/
Verb
decry
x/
Verb
renounce
x/
Verb
disown
x/
Verb
shirk
/
Noun
revile
x/
Verb
chide
/
Verb
refuse
x/
Noun
condemn
x/
Verb
loathe
/
Verb
detest
x/
Adjective
succumb
x/
Verb
oppose
x/
Verb
chastise
x/
Verb
seek
/
Verb
insist
x/
Verb
repudiate
x/xx
Verb
admonish
x/x
Verb
discourage
x/x
Verb
stigmatize
/xx
Verb
gravitate
/xx
Verb
relegate
/xx
Verb
opting
/x
Verb
flout
/
Verb
betray
x/
Verb
denigrate
/xx
Verb
fearing
/x
Verb
hate
/
Noun
dare
/
Verb
deplore
x/
Verb
tend
/
Verb
pander
/x
Noun
downplay
/x
Verb
jettison
/xx
Noun
scorn
/
Noun
disparage
x/x
Verb
lest
/
Adjective
averse
x/
Adjective
accept
x/
Verb
assail
x/
Verb
tempt
/
Verb
dismiss
x/
Verb
criticize
/xx
Verb
partake
x/
Verb
tolerate
/xx
Verb
berate
x/
Verb
alienate
/xx
Verb
afraid
x/
Adjective
evade
x/
Verb
accuse
x/
Verb
disallow
xx/
Verb
demur
x/
Noun
acquiesce
xx/
Verb
flee
/
Verb
defer
x/
Verb
reluctant
x/x
Adjective
indulge
x/
Verb
discard
x/
Verb
deny
x/
Verb
ditching
/x
Noun
criticise
/xx
Verb
tendency
/xx
Noun
patronize
/xx
Verb
confine
x/
Verb
defy
x/
Verb
disassociate
xx/xx
Verb
urged
/
Verb
disavow
xx/
Verb
confront
x/
Verb
overlook
/xx
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
relinquish
x/x
Verb
demonize
/xx
Verb
withhold
x/
Verb
revert
x/
Verb
abide
x/
Verb
warn
/
Verb
sidestep
/x
Verb
imitate
/xx
Verb
dislike
x/
Noun
antagonize
x/xx
Verb
exclude
x/
Verb
marginalize
/xxx
Verb
begrudge
x/
Verb
forced
/
Verb
ascribe
x/
Verb
disregard
xx/
Noun
forbid
x/
Verb
scold
/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
revere
x/
Name
emulate
/xx
Verb
cling
/
Verb
inclined
x/
Adjective
adopt
x/
Verb
deem
/
Verb
espouse
x/
Verb
malign
x/
Adjective
abstain
x/
Verb
endorse
x/
Verb
dissuade
x/
Verb
devalue
x/x
Verb
habitually
x/xxx
Adverb
obliterate
x/xx
Verb
chooses
/x
Verb
wary
/x
Adjective
punish
/x
Verb
usurp
x/
Verb
flaunt
/
Verb
omit
x/
Verb
revel
/x
Noun
perpetuate
x/xx
Verb
profess
x/
Verb
shut
/
Verb
shut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
swerve
/
Noun
shut off
//
Phrase, Verb
yearn
/
Noun
scylla
/x
Name
limelight
/x
Noun
evil
/x
Adjective
addressed
x/
Adjective
avert
x/
Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
cain
/
Name
china
/x
Name
ching
/
Noun, Verb
circumvent
xx/
Verb
clique
/
Noun, Verb
cold
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
duck
/
Noun, Verb
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
giant
/x
Adjective, Noun
hide
/
Verb, Noun
hsi
x
Noun
hsin
/
Noun
jen
/
Name
joshua
/xx
Name
leave
/
Verb, Noun
letter
/x
Noun, Verb
lin
/
Name, Verb
ling
/
Noun
magician
x/x
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
merlin
/x
Name
ming
/
Name, Verb
mo
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
pagans
/x
Noun
pei
/
Name
people
/x
Noun, Verb
phoenix
/x
Name, Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
queen
/
Noun, Verb
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rama
/x
Name
sage
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
scared
/
Adjective
servant
/x
Noun, Verb
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shawn
/
Name
sheng
/
Name
smooth
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
snot
/
Noun, Verb
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
stop
/
Verb, Noun
sun
/
Noun, Verb
sung
/
Noun
tao
/
Name
tara
/x
Name
trust
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tun
/
Noun, Verb
wen
/
Noun, Adverb
wu
/
Name
yeh
/
Noun
yin
/
Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun