Synonyms of shunned

shunned

verb

past tense of shun

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

just a ruse to shun the debt collectors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoided
• evaded
• escaped
• eschewed
• eluded
• shook
• prevented
• dodged
• eliminated
• deflected
• shirked
• shuffled (out of)
• excluded
• kept clear of
• ducked
• scaped
• fought shy of
• steered clear of
• finessed
• stayed clear of
• missed
• circumvented
• precluded
• got around
• averted
• banned
• weaseled (out of)
• thwarted
• debarred
• obviated
• excepted
• diverted
• ruled out
• warded (off)
• parried
• bypassed
• outwitted
• barred
• outsmarted
• frustrated
• foiled
• overreached
• skirted
• foxed
• outfoxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• sought
• pursued
• welcomed
• embraced
• courted
• incurred
• caught
• contracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shunned

SpaceX shunned the conventional boxy satellite designs pretty much everyone else has used for more than a half-century. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Befitting his scholarly bent, Bouaddi shunned a lot of the distractions that attracted the attention of his contemporaries. — Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 July 2026

After the Hollywood studios shunned Cannes with big ticket titles, Apple Studios is bringing Heder’s adaptation of disability rights activist Judy Heumann’s best-selling memoir of the same name, with Ruth Madeley in the titular role as Judy Heumann. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

Camilla, who was once shunned by the public, eventually won over many royal watchers through her charitable work and support of the king. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Opting to take a lineout from a handy penalty — a theme of the first round in which teams generally have shunned kicks at goal — Scotland probed the narrow side then scored on the open side through Brown to make the lead nine points. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Artificial intelligence infrastructure — Traders shunned high-flying stocks that are behind the AI buildout as the second half got underway. — Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Being adopted by a white family, only to be shunned by the Native community, perpetuated his lifelong feeling of being an outsider. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

While Hollywood initially shunned the use of AI software over fears of job displacement and copyright infringement, prominent film studios are beginning to embrace them. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026