Shun and Withhold

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

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Withhold and shun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withhold" instead a verb "Shun".

Nearby Word: shunned

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Shun and withhold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shun" instead a verb "Withhold".

Nearby Word: withholding

violence	shun violence	withhold violence
use	shun use	withhold use

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Withhold and Shun. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shun/withhold

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Withhold or Shun. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/shun/withhold.

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