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

But Saudi Arabia has been key to its reintegration into the Arab world, which had largely shunned Syria under Assad’s rule. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Many people shunned the shelters and stayed in their vehicles outside their homes or in parking lots. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

In response, Boycott’s community collectively shunned and refused to do business with him. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

In the end, the union would be gone, and most of the people who built it were shunned, hazed, and scattered. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Until now, digital merchants and financial networks have shunned such payments as impractical, due in part to processing costs. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Dropped by his followers and shunned by his circle, Jim has only Lucien on his side, a skinny and fiercely loyal admirer. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

So do countries with emerging economies such as India and the Philippines, doubly shunned because their thriving back-office service sectors are particularly at risk of displacement by artificial intelligence. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Although she was found not guilty the following year, Lizzie was shunned by her community after the trial and spent the rest of her life in relative isolation. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026