| spurn(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, slight) |
| stave off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose) |
| tell off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose) |
| turn aside(verb, expression, reject, avoid, resist) |
| turn down(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose) |
| ward off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose) |
| avert(verb, reject, avoid, resist, repel) |
| avoid(verb, reject, resist, repel, discourage) |
| defend against(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| deter(verb, repel, discourage, repulse) |
| fight off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| give the cold shoulder(expression, idiom, reject, slight, snub) |
| keep away(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| parry(verb, reject, avoid, resist, repel) |
| protect against(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| pushed back(expression, disregard, dismiss, ignore) |
| sent away(expression, oppose, ignore, refuse) |