Spurn and Undertake

Spurn

Spurn verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Undertake is an antonym for spurn.

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

Undertake

Undertake verb - To take to or upon oneself.
Usage example: undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own

Spurn is an antonym for undertake.

Common collocations

series spurn series undertake series
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Undertake and Spurn. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurn/undertake
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