SNUBBING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

snubbing

verb

present participle of snub

as in rejecting

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

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as in disdaining

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

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Recent Examples of snubbing When Mamdani broke with decades of mayoral tradition by snubbing the Israel Day Parade at the end of May and refusing to march in it, Tisch proudly represented the city at the event. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 Over the years, the Oscars have garnered a reputation for snubbing studio tentpoles from consideration in above-the-line categories. — Sophia Morano, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 And other fans just wanted to know how snubbing some reporters resulted in a penalty that felt more serious than other teams have received for far worse. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026 The detainees also claimed instances of judges allegedly snubbing their cases, or bonds being denied, to pressure them to self-deport. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026 In June and July of 1966, the Beatles performed in Europe, Japan, and the Philippines, where, in Manila, they were accused of snubbing then First Lady Imelda Marcos. — Air Mail, 30 May 2026 Fans are accusing her of snubbing Clark. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 But Minogue is catching flack from multiple angles for challenging Healey to debates while snubbing numerous requests from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, who made the ballot with just over 15% of the vote at the convention. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026 After decades of snubbing fungi as parasites or passive tubes, the escalating tally of their functions has led researchers to consider mycorrhizae a missing link in climate studies. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubbing

Verb

Many residents are balking at that timing and at Ryan’s lawsuit against Killingly’s wetlands board for rejecting the first version of the plan on July 6.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Roster movement in both directions has been constant this year, from The New Day's exit to a former champion reportedly leaving after rejecting a new deal to the April release of 11 former champions.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejecting

Verb

The leak itself received a mountain of backlash from industry professionals, animators and others for disrespecting the years of work put into crafting the film.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
His obsession with disrespecting the talents of all Americans is now costing us dearly.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

Definition of disrespecting

Verb

Seattle kept it close, cutting the lead to single digits in the fourth quarter before Atlanta held firm.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
The workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys.

— Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

To those spending their time and energy hating us, please take a moment to reflect, meditate, pray, or watch a football match and truly observe the faces, the eyes, the emotions.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026
There’s nothing unique about hating high school, but most people who vow never to return to their hometowns probably don’t hail from New York City.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 July 2026