SNUBBED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

snubbed

verb

past tense of snub

as in rejected

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her

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as in disdained

to show contempt for a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket

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Recent Examples of snubbed South Carolina is first stop in Democratic primary While Georgia may have been snubbed, the DNC stuck with another Southern state in deciding the next Democratic presidential candidate. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 While not an initial ratings hit and mostly snubbed at the Emmys, the series soon gained popularity thanks to its likable cast and relatable themes for younger viewers. — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce snubbed a Chiefs co-owner from their 1,000-person Madison Square Garden wedding. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026 Game officials intervened and even threatened to throw a penalty flag if Miami snubbed the pre-game handshake. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 Other than in the craft categories, Nolan’s films were traditionally snubbed because they were viewed as too genre and blockbuster for many years. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026 The play, which starred Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, was snubbed at the Tonys but proved to be one of the strongest new draws of the spring and summer. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 July 2026 On that note, welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where ESPN snubbed the crap out of our great USA hockey teams. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 After the initial All-Star rosters were announced on July 5, the Philadelphia Phillies starter spoke openly about feeling snubbed. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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A lot of brands rejected [YouTubers] and the new wave of marketing.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
China rejected that and continues to defend its claims to virtually the entire sea passage, a key global trade route that is considered one of Asia’s most active flashpoints.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

Verb

In this sense, Mehring’s play is echoing Einstein’s critique of the wealthy German Jews who disdained their poorer Eastern cousins.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disdained

Verb

The battleground here is New York City, and really the United States at large, a collective gig economy that has made the rich richer by making the poor isolated and decentralized.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Walking around the house and comparing performance can show whether the trouble follows distance from the router or seems isolated to one device.

— Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of isolated

Verb

Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone.

— Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrespected

Verb

His daughter Jordan, 43, says Mary hated being inside and a part of her thinks that, just maybe, Mary went for a walk to higher ground before the floods struck.

— Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
This is the political bedrock of that, and people are just tired of the massive Hindu-Muslim-who-is-to-be-hated sentiment.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of hated

Verb

North Carolina Democrats in the state’s House of Representatives cut all ties with one of their candidates running for the state legislature after her past social media posts about violence against Republicans came to light.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
Krohn put in new sprinklers and fire-safety systems after his last renters moved out a few years ago, then cut a hole between the second and third floors, allowing more light and air to filter through what is now a unified owner’s duplex.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut

Verb

And Hadl, who both was an assistant coach and later an administrator at KU, not to mention one of the greatest KU players of all time, also despised the Tigers.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
By the end, Moreno was as despised by his fanbase as any owner in baseball.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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