Synonyms for silent treatment
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A form of communication refusal where one person deliberately ignores or withholds interaction from another, often in order to express anger, disapproval, or to exert control.
to give someone the silent treatment
Example sentences
- avoidance This is an egregious example of tax avoidance.
- shunning Tom's parents are shunning him.
- ostracism Cancel culture is a modern form of ostracism.
By length
- 8 letters
- shunning2
- 9 letters
- avoidance3, ostracism4
- 13 letters
- ostracization, ostracisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shunning2 = 2 syllables).