Abstain
Shun
Shun verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Nearby Word: shunned
Mutual synonyms
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Shun and Abstain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstain/shun
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Shun or Abstain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstain/shun.
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