What is another word for Shunned?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈʌnd] (IPA)

Shunned is a term that describes a state of being deliberately avoided or rejected by others. Some synonyms for shunned include ostracized, avoided, ignored, excluded, rejected, isolated, outcast, and snubbed. Ostracized is often used to describe situations where someone is expelled from a group or society. Avoided describes situations where people stay away from someone to avoid trouble. Ignored means to be disregarded or not considered important. Excluded means to be purposely left out of an activity or group. Rejected refers to a situation where someone is refused or dismissed. Isolated means to be separated from others physically and emotionally. Outcast means to be rejected or cast out from society. Finally, snubbed means to be insulted or dismissed disdainfully.

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Usage examples for Shunned

His hope of employment was gone, and even his new joy in seeing would scarcely compensate for his being Shunned by all as a tainted person.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
There was no resentment in her voice or attitude that he had Shunned her.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
As staunch Radicals, they hated the aristocracy, whose very existence they ignored; Shunned the professional class, which they scorned, on account of its scientific and utilitarian tendency; and loathed the middle class, from which they had sprung, because it was Philistine; and although they professed to deeply honour the working man, they very wisely managed to see as little of him as they possibly could.
"George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians"
T. Martin Wood

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