cold-shouldered

verb

Definition of cold-shoulderednext
past tense of cold-shoulder
as in isolated
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely cold-shouldered by his old friends after his family had lost all of its money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-shouldered
  1. snubbed
  2. repulsed
  3. slighted
  4. cut
Verb
  • However, Villeneuve was shockingly snubbed for best director, which many hope will be redeemed this time.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In May 2023, Adams was snubbed when left off the list of Biden’s reelection surrogates.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of snubbed
Verb
  • Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.
    Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The last incursion was repulsed by Iran.
    Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
Definition of repulsed
Verb
  • As a result, they’re feeling slighted by the lack of appreciation and send a heated text your way.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • According to Min, NewJeans was plagiarized and slighted in favor of other HYBE girl groups, and she was retaliated against for protecting her band’s interests.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of slighted
Verb
  • The Fed ultimately voted to begin cutting rates in September and again opted to lower rates at its November meeting, just days after the election.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Macy’s — Shares shed less than 1% after the department store chain cut its fiscal-year forecast .
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut
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