Synonyms of spurns

spurns 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spurn

as in refuses

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

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• ignores
• denies
• dismisses
• avoids
• passes
• disapproves
• withdraws
• repudiates
• forbids
• nixes
• vetoes
• disputes
• passes up
• deselects
• turns down
• scorns
• disdains
• throws over
• rebuffs
• balks (at)
• throws out
• overrules
• renounces
• prohibits
• reprobates
• proscribes
• negatives
• disavows
• retracts
• revokes
• turns one's back on
• abjures
• forswears
• refutes
• disclaims
• contradicts
• scouts
• recants
• blows off
• disowns
• recalls
• bypasses
• gainsays
• negates
• refrains (from)
• rebuts
• shoots down
• abstains (from)
• disproves
• reneges
• forbears
• controverts
• sticks
• disallows
• backtracks
• disagrees (with)
• takes back
• unsays
• detours
• backs off
• backs down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• approves
• receives
• agrees (to)
• embraces
• tolerates
• adopts
• takes
• welcomes
• condones
• swallows
• agrees
• acquiesces
• consents
• chooses
• selects
• assents
• countenances
• supports
• accedes
• espouses
• handpicks

spurns

2 of 2

noun

plural of spurn

as in rebuffs

Related Words

• rebuffs
• repulses
• refusals
• repudiations
• denials
• nays
• noes
• injunctions
• vetoes
• declinations
• turndowns
• rejections
• disallowances
• nonacceptances
• discouragements
• bans
• repressions
• suppressions
• negatives
• deterrences

Dissimilar Words

• grants
• allowances
• leaves
• approvals
• consents
• agreements
• sanctions
• OKs
• licenses
• clearances
• acceptances
• assents
• permissions
• seals
• accessions
• authorizations
• acquiescences
• stamps
• signatures
• concurrences
• sufferances
• imprimaturs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spurns

Verb

But when a suspicious blaze kills their mom and dad, Guinevere carries on the legacy Ennis spurns, until the past erupts into the present, revealing terrifying truths about who their parents really were. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026

The New York Knicks’ president, a stout, taciturn man, surly about the mouth, who spurns engagement with the media but whose competence no contemporary Knicks follower can gainsay, stands in a crowd, surrounded by cheering fans. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026