Antonyms for snub

Grammar : Verb

Spell : snuhb

Phonetic Transcription : snʌb

Definition of snub

Origin : mid-14c., "to check, reprove, rebuke," from Old Norse snubba "to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove." The ground sense is perhaps "to cut off," and the word probably is related to snip. Cf. Swedish snobba "lop off, snuff (a candle)," Old Norse snubbotr "snubbed, nipped, with the tip cut off." Meaning "treat coldly" appeared early 18c. Related: Snubbed; snubbing.

verb give someone the cold shoulder

Example sentences :

I had a snub nose and sandy hair, and I was tough, with a hard-set jaw.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

I was middling small, with a square jaw, snub nose and sandy hair.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

She opened her lips, and Artois thought she was going to snub her companion.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Jed accepted the snub with outward humility and inward appreciation.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I cut him short with a remark which was intended for a snub.
Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

Stung by the snub she had received, Nina spoke straight from her heart.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester

I saw the man jump out with a rope and try to snub the scow to a tree.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

They seemed a little stale to us, and we were inclined to snub them slightly.
Extract from : « Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska » by Charles Warren Stoddard

Sir Chetwode's nose was perhaps a snub; Sir Tichborne's was certainly a bottle.
Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli

Only for a post that he might snub that stubborn strand of leather upon!
Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden

Synonyms for snub

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