Synonyms of spurned

spurned

verb

past tense of spurn

as in rejected

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejected
• refused
• declined
• ignored
• denied
• passed
• dismissed
• avoided
• vetoed
• withdrew
• disapproved
• repudiated
• nixed
• disputed
• turned down
• threw over
• reprobated
• balked (at)
• forbade
• passed up
• rebuffed
• deselected
• scorned
• threw out
• disdained
• overruled
• negatived
• scouted
• renounced
• prohibited
• proscribed
• turned one's back on
• retracted
• disavowed
• recalled
• revoked
• blew off
• contradicted
• recanted
• shot down
• gainsaid
• refuted
• disclaimed
• disowned
• abjured
• bypassed
• forbore
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• forswore
• stuck
• negated
• detoured
• rebutted
• disproved
• took back
• reneged
• disallowed
• backtracked
• disagreed (with)
• controverted
• unsaid
• backed off
• backed down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• approved
• received
• agreed (to)
• adopted
• tolerated
• swallowed
• took
• embraced
• welcomed
• agreed
• acquiesced
• selected
• consented
• countenanced
• condoned
• chose
• supported
• acceded
• assented
• espoused
• handpicked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spurned

The two women haven’t spoken in 10 years when Mother Mary shows up on Sam Anselm’s doorstep with sad eyes and stringy hair, like a lost dog who got caught in the rain, and her spurned BFF leaps at the chance to make the most of her leverage. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Hiller spurned Alabama, Ohio State and Tennessee to join a program in need of talent up front during first-year head coach Jon Sumrall’s rebuild. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026

According to the student paper, Welsh became extremely popular and spurned the advances of the men on campus. —Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026

In a case of serious schadenfreude, the player left on the Carolina trash heap earned most outstanding player honors, courtesy of 19 points, two assists and one turnover, on the same day that his old school finally found a new head coach – having been spurned by, among others, his current coach. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026

Trump has spurned Zelenskyy’s offer of help for the United States and its Persian Gulf partners in fighting Iranian drones. —ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026

Police are investigating it as an overdose, spurned by the mistaken purchase of fentanyl instead of a different white powdery substance. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

China has looked to woo regional powers spurned by Washington’s protectionist turn. —J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026

The film is a Southern gothic dysfunctional family drama in which Duvall played a father who was spurned by a wife who remarried and moved to England. —Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026