Synonyms of cold shoulders

cold shoulders 1 of 2

noun

plural of cold shoulder

as in dismissals

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly

at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissals
• silent treatments
• rebuffs
• snubs
• repulses
• rejections
• brush-offs
• ostracisms
• banishments
• blackballs
• kiss-offs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open arms
• acceptances
• embraces
• welcomes
• welcome mats
• glad hands

• open arms
• acceptances
• embraces
• welcomes
• welcome mats
• glad hands

cold-shoulders

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cold-shoulder

as in isolates

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

cold-shouldered by his old friends after his family had lost all of its money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolates
• rejects
• high-hats
• cuts
• repulses
• snubs
• stiff-arms
• repels
• slights
• neglects
• stiffs
• forgets
• brushes (aside or off)
• overlooks
• passes over
• disdains
• rebuffs
• shrugs off
• scorns
• spurns
• ostracizes
• disregards
• overpasses