cold-shouldering

verb

present participle of cold-shoulder
as in isolating
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely cold-shouldered by his old friends after his family had lost all of its money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-shouldering
  1. isolating
  2. rejecting
  3. snubbing
  4. repulsing
  5. cutting
  6. slighting
  7. stiff-arming
  8. repelling
Verb
  • Truly isolating Iran is the best way to win concessions from its leaders.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The 10-mm field of view also captures broader context rather than isolating a tiny fragment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of isolating
Verb
  • Or maybe voters weren't rejecting the idea of a wealth tax per se.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In a small win for the defense, Sullivan issued a separate ruling rejecting the prosecution’s request for a gag order that would bar Clancy’s lawyers from speaking with the media about the case.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • However, when one of the three women feels guilty about snubbing their lifelong pal, Mel shows up and suddenly the weekend turns to complete chaos, tempting the trio to break free from the madness that has hobbled their friend group for years.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yet no one hauled him before Congress to answer for stoking racial tensions, snubbing George Washington, or making America sad on her birthday.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of snubbing
Verb
  • While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of repulsing
Verb
  • Early in the second quarter, Chisholm Trail found the end zone on a 55-yard touchdown pass, cutting the margin to 21-14 heading into halftime.
    — Ryan Hunt, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Within moments of picking up the phone and without even any real prompting, Kylee Russell was cutting right to the chase.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • Yet what follows is an extended list of ethical sins, with a focus on the sins of abusive speech, such as slandering, slurring, slighting and smearing the reputations of others.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means.
    — Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of slighting
Verb
  • The next game, stiff-arming guys.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • After stiff-arming challengers on the front 9, Cink played free and easy.
    — Jay Paris, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of stiff-arming
Verb
  • This ruling could become valuable precedent for the NCAA in repelling eligibility lawsuits.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The patent-pending fabric technology delivers the comfort and insulation of traditional sherpa while actively repelling hay, straw, mulch and grass from clinging to the high-pile fleece.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of repelling
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“Cold-shouldering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold-shouldering. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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