8
avoidance(noun, delay, escape, freedom, departure)
8
dodging(noun, verb, break, restraint, escape)
5
averting(verb, avoiding)
5
dodge(noun, restraint, escape, retreat, cunning)
5
escape(noun, delay, restraint, away, avoidance)
5
escaping(verb, break, delay, escape, evasion)
5
evading(verb, escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
5
evasion(noun, delay, restraint, escape, freedom)
5
shirking(noun, verb, restraint, escape, retreat)
5
sidestepping(verb, break, escape, freedom, departure)
4
abstaining(verb, avoiding)
4
avoiding(verb, avoiding)
4
bypassing(verb, break, escape, freedom, departure)
4
ducking(verb, break, escape, freedom, departure)
4
eluding(verb, avoiding)
4
elusion(noun, break, delay, restraint, escape)
4
eschewal(noun, break, delay, restraint, escape)
3
equivocation(noun, escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
3
eschewing
3
turning away(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
<1234510>
11 years ago|3.3k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). shunning thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shunning/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "shunning thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shunning/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, shunning thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shunning/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shunning thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shunning/thesaurus/synonyms>