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

At the end of the last cruise, everyone shunned me, except for Roy, who instead was cruel and insulting to me. — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Western governments have shunned and sanctioned Min Aung Hlaing and his associates for overthrowing Suu Kyi's government. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Traditional banks often shunned smaller companies, either charging extremely high rates to compensate for the risk or outright refusing to lend to them. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Those cards originated with Pinta, who launched a campaign in 2022 to send holiday cards to people in the LGBTQ+ community who’ve been shunned by their families. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

But while Giger achieved international fame, Ruppert shunned the spotlight and gradually faded into obscurity. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

While the couple was very much in love, society shunned them due to moral norms. — Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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