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 However, when one of the three women feels guilty about snubbing their lifelong pal, Mel shows up and suddenly the weekend turns to complete chaos, tempting the trio to break free from the madness that has hobbled their friend group for years. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Yet no one hauled him before Congress to answer for stoking racial tensions, snubbing George Washington, or making America sad on her birthday. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubbing

Verb

The issue has split circuit courts, with the 9th Circuit (which Idaho is part of) and six other circuit courts rejecting the administration’s position.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
These critiques assume that people rejecting vaccines have access to good information about them, but that’s not always the case, Marnik said.

— Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejecting

Verb

The MagneDrive system uses magnetic induction for silent, high-torque rotation, isolating the platter from motor vibrations and eliminating belts.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There’s people who are still feeling pretty vulnerable and are isolating in their homes.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolating

Verb

Oakley and Dolan have long feuded, with Oakley accusing Dolan of treating him less favorably than other Knicks legends, including by not providing him complimentary tickets and allegedly disrespecting him in other ways.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of disrespecting

Verb

The finding highlights the challenge that could lie ahead if the county’s mayor and commissioners try to significantly reduce property-tax spending without cutting pay or services in those areas.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
In 2025, 8086 kilograms of denim waste from cutting-table offcuts, testing and second-choice samples was converted into 600 boards.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026