Definitions

spurn

[spurn] / spɜrn /

VERB

turn away; ignore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

despise disdain dismiss disregard flout rebuff refuse reject repudiate scorn snub turn down

STRONG

air contemn cut decline disapprove drop dump flush nix reprobate repulse scoff slight sneer

WEAK

cold-shoulder give the cold shoulder hold in contempt look down on not hear of pass by sneeze at steer clear turn nose up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accept admire allow approve esteem include like love respect sanction welcome

STRONG

ascend compliment praise rise

WEAK

embrace want

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the February 11, 2026, print edition as 'Activist Investor Pushes Warner To Spurn Netflix'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The magazine also highlights cultural sites such as the Hull Maritime Museum, Spurn Lightship and the Arctic Corsair – a former deep-sea trawler that helps tell the port city's story.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Spurn thought and manners, And look: our land is full of ignoramuses now!

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2016

If restored, the ship may join the Spurn Lightship and Arctic Corsair in a trail of Hull's maritime heritage.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2016

Mr. Peter Walls, master or chief lighthouse-keeper of the Spurn Light at the mouth of the Humber, was present on the 26th of November, the fatal night of the storm.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick

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