Synonyms for shunning
All synonyms
Noun
1. Avoidance
Other
ostracism, silent treatment, blacklisting, forbearance, ostracization, ostracisation UK, blackballing, petalism, discommendation dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
Forms
- Plural
- shunnings → avoidances, dodgings, ostracisms, blacklistings…
Example sentences
- avoidance This is an egregious example of tax avoidance.
- dodging He was caught fare-dodging by a ticket inspector.
- ostracism Cancel culture is a modern form of ostracism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shunning | rising | |
| avoidance | steady | |
| dodging | rising | |
| blacklisting | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- dodging2
- 8 letters
- petalism
- 9 letters
- avoidance3, ostracism4
- 11 letters
- forbearance3
- 12 letters
- blacklisting3, blackballing
- 13 letters
- ostracization, ostracisation
- 15 letters
- discommendation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dodging2 = 2 syllables).