Definitions

shun

[shuhn] / ʃʌn /

VERB

avoid, ignore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

despise disdain eschew neglect pass up refuse reject scorn snub

STRONG

bilk cold-shoulder cut decline ditch dodge double duck elude escape evade shake shy stall

WEAK

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 palm off shake off stand aloof from stay shy of steer clear of turn back on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept admire allow approve cherish like love sanction

STRONG

confront encounter face meet take on

Example Sentences

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Shun short-term trading, and stay away from exotic funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The completely unfancied Shaidorov kept his nerve as his rivals tumbled, moving up from fifth to take his country's first figure skating gold, with Japan's Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato completing the podium.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

While Japan’s Shun Sato scored a season’s best 194.86 to finish the competition, he could not match the technical prowess of Malinin.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

A search and rescue operation is underway to find the remaining six Burmese sailors who were reported missing after their Tanzania-flagged cargo ship Fu Shun went down off the northern coast of Taiwan.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

There are Times, Shun, when I think real hard on the Fireside & you & Ma & a Volume to mull.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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