Antonyms for shuns
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃʌn |
Definition of shuns
Origin :- Old English scunian "to shun, avoid; abhor; desist, abstain; to hide, seek safety by concealment," of uncertain origin; not found in any other language. Perhaps ultimately from PIE root *skeu- "to cover, to hide." Related: Shunned; shunning. A shun-pike (American English, 1911) was a road constructed to avoid tolls.
- verb avoid, ignore
- She lurked in the depths of the house like some kind of spider that shuns attention.
- Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
- Yet he rarely goes to those who call him; he shuns people and does not care to speak with them.
- Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
- They are seeking an adversary who shuns open conflict and wounds from afar.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Rather, shuns he the thought, as though fearing the All-Merciful might not be with him.
- Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
- Sir, on my return, be not the only Savile who shuns our table of Warwick Court.
- Extract from : « The Last Of The Barons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Till now she had shunned the library as one shuns the spot where one has suffered most.
- Extract from : « Moods » by Louisa May Alcott
- The best way to escape death is to have no fear of death, for then Osiris shuns us.
- Extract from : « Moon of Israel » by H. Rider Haggard
- Like thousands of others, he shuns that which might lead him into the path of truth and right.
- Extract from : « Little Bobtail » by Oliver Optic
- But it is now more than a year since I have had a chance of speaking with her, she shuns me.
- Extract from : « Ponce de Leon » by William Pilling
- He shuns the Italian items on the bill of fare and orders only exotics.
- Extract from : « Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car » by Francis Miltoun
Synonyms for shuns
- bilk
- cold-shoulder
- cut
- decline
- despise
- disdain
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- get around
- give a wide berth
- give the runaround
- have no part of
- have nothing to do with
- hide out
- keep away from
- keep clear of
- neglect
- palm off
- pass up
- refuse
- reject
- scorn
- shake
- shake off
- shy
- snub
- stall
- stand aloof from
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- turn back on
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