spurn[verb]Synonyms: reject, despise, disdain, rebuff, repulse, scorn, slight, snub
Antonyms: embrace
Contrasted words: crave, desire, want
Related Words: conspue,
contemn,
despise,
disdain,
scorn,
scout,
flout,
scoff,
sneer [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
spurn /spɜːn $ spɜːrn/
verb [transitive][
Language: Old English;
Origin: spurnan]
literary to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud
Synonym : reject:
She spurned all offers of help. a spurned lover [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲