Associate and Shun

Associate

Associate verb - To come or be together as friends.
Usage example: a socially ambitious couple who joined the country club in order to associate with the right sort of people

Shun is an antonym for associate.

Shun

Shun verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Associate is an antonym for shun.

Nearby Word: shunned

Common collocations

heat associate heat shun heat
label associate label shun label
rarity associate rarity shun rarity
homosexuality associate homosexuality shun homosexuality
Other words: humans.

Both words in one sentence

  • At least two members and acquintances have confirmed their collaboration: the gaijin otaku "Shun Hernandez" was Gainax's American associate Craig York, and the "garage kit otaku" was the animator Hiroshi Satou.
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