Support and Spurn

Opposite meaning words

Support verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).

Usage example: he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side

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Spurn is an antonym for support.

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

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Support is an antonym for spurn.

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

friend	support friend	spurn friend
people	support people	spurn people

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Spurn and Support. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/support/spurn

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