| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | officially forbid |
Synonyms: |
banish, bar, blackball, close down, close up, curse, declare illegal, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, ice out, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress |
Antonyms: |
allow, permit |
| Main Entry: | boycott |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban; refrain from using |
Synonyms: |
avoid, bar, blackball, blacklist, brush off, cut off, embargo, exclude, hold aloof from, ice out, ostracize, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, shut out, snub, spurn, strike, withhold patronage |
| Notes: | a boycott is an organized popular protest, while an embargo is usually imposed by a government |
Antonyms: |
buy, encourage, support, use |
| Main Entry: | snub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give someone the cold shoulder |
Synonyms: |
act cool, boycott, brush off, burr, censure, chill, cool, cut, cut dead, disdain, disregard, duck, give the brush, humble, humiliate, ice out, ice*, ignore, look coldly upon, look right through, mortify, neglect, not give time of day, offend, ostracize, pass up, put down, put the chill on, rebuff, scold, scorn, scratch, shame, shun, slight, slur, snob, swank, upstage |
Antonyms: |
be friendly, include, socialize, welcome |