snubbed

[snuhbd] / snʌbd /

VERB

give someone the cold shoulder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boycott disregard humiliate ignore neglect ostracize pass up rebuff scold scorn shun

STRONG

burr censure chill cool cut disdain duck humble ice mortify offend scratch shame slight slur snob swank upstage

WEAK

act cool brush off cut dead give the brush ice out look coldly upon look right through not give time of day put down put the chill on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

note pay attention praise regard welcome

STRONG

approve compliment flatter heat respect warm

WEAK

be friendly include socialize

Example Sentences

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In other words, let’s make a quick visit to the Academy of the Snubbed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Snubbed artists include the Weeknd, who dominated charts on both sides of the Atlantic all year with his hit Blinding Lights and album After Hours, but who received no nominations at all.

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2020

Snubbed filmmaker Peter Farrelly bounded up to the stage just 10 months ago to collect the Oscar for “Green Book.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2019

Snubbed by the D.G.A. were a few directors who could still find favor with Oscar, like Ryan Coogler for “Black Panther,” Yorgos Lanthimos for “The Favourite,” and Barry Jenkins for “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

Snubbed again, Kit fell silent and listened to that unaccustomed shouting in the distance.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare