| Main Entry: | disclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deny |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abjure, abnegate, belittle, contradict, contravene, criticize, decline, deprecate, disacknowledge, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, discard, disown, disparage, divorce oneself from, forswear, gainsay, minimize, negate, recant, refuse, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, spurn, traverse, turn back on, wash hands of |
Antonyms: |
accept, acknowledge, admit, allow, claim, own |
| Main Entry: | ignore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard on purpose |
Synonyms: |
avoid, be oblivious to, blink, brush off, bury one's head in sand, cold-shoulder, discount, disdain, evade, fail, forget, let it go, look the other way, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, shut eyes to, slight, take no notice, tune out, turn back on, turn blind eye, turn deaf ear, wink |
| Notes: | ignore is properly used of things that are present in our surroundings; but for things like rules, conventions, stipulations, contracts, the right word is disregard |
Antonyms: |
acknowledge, heed, look at, note, notice, pay attention, recognize, regard, take notice |
| Main Entry: | refuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deny; say no |
Synonyms: |
beg off, brush off, decline, demur, desist, disaccord, disallow, disapprove, dispense with, dissent, dodge, evade, give thumbs down to, hold back, hold off, hold out, ignore, make excuses, nix, not budge, not budget, not buy, not care to, pass up, protest, rebuff, refuse to receive, regret, reject, repel, reprobate, repudiate, send off, send regrets, set aside, shun, spurn, turn away, turn deaf ear to, turn down, turn from, turn one's back on, withdraw, withhold |
Antonyms: |
accept, allow, approve, consent, grant, offer, ok, sanction |
| Main Entry: | scorn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in contempt; look down on |
Synonyms: |
abhor, avoid, be above, confute, consider beneath one, contemn, defy, deride, despise, disdain, disregard, flout, gibe, hate, ignore, make fun of, mock, put down, refuse, refute, reject, renounce, repudiate, ridicule, run down, scoff at, shun, slight, sneer, spurn, taunt, trash*, turn back on, turn nose up at |
Antonyms: |
admire, approve, like, love |
| Main Entry: | shun |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, ignore |
Synonyms: |
bilk, cold-shoulder, cut, decline, despise, disdain, ditch*, dodge, double, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, 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, neglect, palm off, pass up, refuse, reject, scorn, shake, shake off, shy, snub, stall, stand aloof from, stay shy of, steer clear of, turn back on |
Antonyms: |
accept, face, meet |