Synonyms for spurn

Most common

scorn · reject · despise · refuse

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Verb

Antonyms

respect, revere, esteem

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.

Forms

Past participle

spurned
e.g. spurned → scorned, rejected, despised, refused…

Example sentences

• refuse I didn't really think Tom would refuse to do that.
• reject Voters may yet reject the misbegotten 'Dream Act'.
• despise Tonight you're gonna see why I despise that woman.
• scorn Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

kick¹

5 letters

scout¹, scorn¹

6 letters

refuse², slight¹, reject²

7 letters

decline², despise², disdain², contemn²

9 letters

disregard³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (refuse² = 2 syllables).