Pass and Spurn

Pass

Pass verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: I'll pass on the coffee

Spurn and pass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spurn" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Spurn

Spurn verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial help

Pass and spurn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Spurn".

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

knowledge pass knowledge spurn knowledge
series pass series spurn series
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