Synonyms of shunning

shunning 1 of 2

noun

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

this shunning of your financial responsibilities cannot continue indefinitely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• avoidance
• evasion
• out
• dodging
• eschewing
• eschewal
• ducking
• cop-out
• elusion
• shaking
• bypassing
• eluding
• sidestepping
• skirting
• circumvention
• prevention
• runaround
• deflection
• averting
• obviation
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• toleration
• endurance
• abidance

shunning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shun

as in avoiding

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

just a ruse to shun the debt collectors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• eschewing
• shaking
• eluding
• preventing
• dodging
• deflecting
• eliminating
• shirking
• shuffling (out of)
• ducking
• excluding
• scaping
• keeping clear of
• circumventing
• steering clear of
• finessing
• fighting shy of
• staying clear of
• precluding
• getting around
• averting
• weaseling (out of)
• banning
• obviating
• missing
• thwarting
• excepting
• parrying
• debarring
• diverting
• bypassing
• warding (off)
• ruling out
• barring
• outwitting
• foiling
• overreaching
• frustrating
• outsmarting
• skirting
• outfoxing
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• accepting
• pursuing
• embracing
• welcoming
• courting
• contracting
• catching
• incurring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shunning

Noun

The concept, in its original form, described a tendency on the political left to react to minor ideological or linguistic offenses by demanding firings or social shunning, demands often reinforced by outraged social-media mobs. —Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

In 1977, a measles epidemic that killed two children in Los Angeles County spurred a dramatic crackdown on vaccine-shunning across the country. —Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025

In 1977, a measles epidemic that killed two children in Los Angeles County spurred a dramatic crackdown on vaccine-shunning across the country. —Arthur Allen, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025

Verb

One group ripe for shunning is broadcasters such as Carlson and Alex Jones, who has also reacted strongly to the Iran war. —David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

But in most cases, countries are shunning coal and filling the gap by turning to renewable energy sources instead. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya’s government has been accused of shunning dialogue with the separatists. —Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

Biya’s government has been accused of shunning dialogue with the separatists. —Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026

That success has created a huge target on the company’s back as the sustainability movement gains more traction with consumers shunning plastic pollution. —Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026

Traders are shunning debt as oil extends its surge past $100, triggering broad panic in Asia over commodity import costs. —Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026

Over the decades the classic ski look has been complimented by Norwegian sweaters, glare-shunning sunglasses and furry boots. —David G. Allan Feb 15, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026

At the same time, new advocacy groups like The Jewish Majority and the Movement Against Antizionism have called for shunning those expressing anti-Zionist or anti-Israel sentiment from Judaism’s big tent. —Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026