Shunning and Toleration

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Shunning noun - The act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable.

Usage example: this shunning of your financial responsibilities cannot continue indefinitely

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Toleration is an antonym for shunning.

Nearby Word: shunned

Toleration noun - A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations.

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Shunning is an antonym for toleration.

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Toleration and Shunning. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shunning/toleration

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