Synonyms of shuns

shuns

verb

present tense third-person singular of shun

as in avoids

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

just a ruse to shun the debt collectors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoids
• evades
• escapes
• eschews
• eludes
• prevents
• deflects
• shakes
• dodges
• shirks
• eliminates
• shuffles (out of)
• excludes
• precludes
• circumvents
• scapes
• steers clear of
• averts
• finesses
• obviates
• fights shy of
• ducks
• misses
• keeps clear of
• thwarts
• weasels (out of)
• gets around
• stays clear of
• diverts
• parries
• excepts
• debars
• bans
• bypasses
• rules out
• wards (off)
• outwits
• frustrates
• foils
• outsmarts
• overreaches
• bars
• outfoxes
• skirts
• foxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeks
• accepts
• embraces
• pursues
• welcomes
• incurs
• catches
• courts
• contracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shuns

Continue reading … POLITICS HEARTLAND HERO — Patriotic woman fills void after Dem gov shuns America's 250th birthday bash. — FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

This strategy shuns grand openings, favoring subtle engagement and long-term commitment, guiding future US growth. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Altman is a booster for San Francisco, advising its mayor and expanding OpenAI’s offices here, while Musk shuns the city and now lives in Texas. — David Ingram, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026

Mitski lies on the lawn looking at the girl leaving her, like the witch in Into the Woods when Rapunzel shuns her and then gets promptly trampled by a giant. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026

The unfortunate truth is that the agency has lost its way and shuns innovation. — Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026

Vanya is a closeted gay man who shuns intimacy and Sonia is a neurotic spinster who feels unnoticed and unloved. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

Laugh is the kind of rap mastery that shuns maximalism for pristine, unadorned poetics. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025

Instead of a tale of entrapment or escape, Ruth is a story about how a woman full of longing can operate inside a collective that shuns the very notion of wanting. — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025