Need another word that means the same as “shun”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “shun” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Shun” are: eschew, ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, avoid, evade, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, recoil from, keep away from, keep one's distance from, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with, leave alone, not touch
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shun” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| avoid | Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening. Gerard avoided meeting his eye. |
| ban | Ban from a place of residence as for punishment. Parking is banned around the harbour in summer. |
| banish | Expel, as if by official decree. A number of people were banished to Siberia for political crimes. |
| blackball | Reject (a candidate applying to become a member of a private club), typically by means of a secret ballot. Her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club. |
| cast out | Put or send forth. |
| eschew | Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of. He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. |
| evade | Avoid giving a direct answer to (a question. Suppliers can evade or manipulate regulations. |
| fight shy of | Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for. |
| give a wide berth to | Inflict as a punishment. |
| have nothing to do with | Organize or be responsible for. |
| keep away from | Maintain for use and service. |
| keep one's distance from | Retain possession of. |
| leave alone | Move out of or depart from. |
| not touch | Consume. |
| ostracise | Expel from a community or group. |
| ostracize | (in ancient Greece) banish (an unpopular or overly powerful citizen) from a city for five or ten years by popular vote. Themistocles was indeed out of favour at Athens by the end of the 470s when he was ostracized. |
| recoil from | Draw back, as with fear or pain. |
| shy away from | Start suddenly, as from fright. |
| steer clear of | Direct (oneself) somewhere. |
| apophasis | Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned. |
| avert | Turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts. She averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation. |
| avoid | Not go to or through (a place. If the original owner had avoided his contract with the rogue ownership of the goods would have reverted to him. |
| bypass | An alternative channel created during a bypass operation. The town has been bypassed. |
| circumvent | Deceive; outwit. It was always possible to circumvent the regulations. |
| deflect | Cause (someone) to deviate from an intended purpose. The compass needle is deflected from magnetic north by metal in the aircraft. |
| derail | Cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally. The trams had a tendency to derail on sharp corners. |
| detour | Avoid by taking a detour. I would detour the endless stream of motor homes. |
| dodge | A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something. Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists. |
| elude | Avoid compliance with (a law or penalty. The thief eluded the police. |
| escape | Interrupt an operation by means of the escape key. Two burglars have just escaped from prison. |
| eschew | Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of. He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. |
| evade | (of an abstract thing) elude (someone. This man always hesitates and evades. |
| evasion | The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver. His evasion of all his creditors. |
| flee | Run away from a place or situation of danger. He was forced to flee the country. |
| forfend | Protect (something) by precautionary measures. The fiend forfend said the grim Earl. |
| hint | Drop a hint intimate by a hint. He has given no hint of his views. |
| horrified | Filled with horror; extremely shocked. The horrified spectators. |
| migrant | Habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work. Appalled by the social conditions of migrant life. |
| obviate | Do away with. The presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains. |
| oncoming | The beginning or early stages. The oncoming of age. |
| ostracize | Expel from a community or group. She was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers. |
| outrun | Go beyond or exceed. Their one chance was to outrun their pursuers. |
| parry | An act of parrying something. The swords clashed in a parry. |
| refugee | An exile who flees for safety. A refugee camp. |
| shambles | A state of total disorder. The shambles where the animals were slaughtered. |
| sidestep | Climb or descend by lifting alternate skis while facing sideways on the slope. He neatly sidestepped the questions about riots. |
| undiagnosed | Eluding diagnosis. Some patients have diseases that go undiagnosed and therefore untreated. |
| veer | Turn sharply; change direction abruptly. The motorbike veered to the right. |
| volley | Make a volley. He unleashed a volley of angry questions. |
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