scunner

Definition of scunnernext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scunner
Noun
  • The law comes amid a broader rise in hate incidents, state leaders and advocates say.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Removing hate is our generation’s responsibility.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Wylde, who has introduced Mamdani to many business leaders in the city since his election, said there’s widespread distaste for his tax-the-rich agenda in local business communities.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That’s why, even when a team with six losses sits a ways away from panic, Caruso finds distaste when licking his wounds.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His dislike and distrust of Nicole boiled over.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Rapaport has been very vocal about his dislike for Mamdani, who is known for his democratic socialist policies.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The carousel of coordinators has reinforced Hurts’ indifference to how an offense looks — to fans, to foes, to fence-sitters — so long as the Eagles win.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, the general indifference shown toward its own story — or, at least, the best versions of it — comes to emphasize the emptiness at its core.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Scunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scunner. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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