shunner

Examples

• All

• As a shunner of large crowds, he prefers to stay home during festivals.

• Despite his talent, he became a shunner of public performances after his last experience.

• You could call him a shunner undgxnger, if such a word existed.

  Academic text (2008)

• But the shunner doesn't want to hear what lies behind others' words, to recognize other people for what they are.

  Academic text (2008)

• Where most of Andersen's other shunners have found ways to pass as normal, Fats Olsen courts judgment by judging others and living as a loner.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

A

avoider

vsshunner

1 4.6

A person who stays away from conflict or difficult talks

is a deliberate decision to keep distance rather than brief disengagement

E

evader

vsshunner

1 5.5

A person who avoids something by clever indirect actions

stays away by choice without using cunning or secret tactics

I

ignorer

vsshunner

8.5

A person who does not pay attention to people or things on purpose

is about staying away physically or socially rather than only ignoring

D

ditcher

vsshunner

• Informal

7.2

A person who often misses school or work on purpose

chooses distance from people or situations in general, not just skipping events

W

withdrawer

vsshunner

9.0

A person who avoids social contact and prefers being alone

is a deliberate act of avoiding that may be occasional rather than habitual

S

snubber

vsshunner

9.5

A person who ignores people to show dislike

keeps distance without expressing coldness or deliberate social harshness

S

spurner

vsshunner

9.9

Someone who rejects people or ideas with strong dislike

avoids or stays away without the active scorn or hostile rejection

Antonyms

W

welcomer

3 1.6

A person who greets people when they arrive at a place or event

How Avoidant

hermit

35 6.1

recluse

22 7.8

shunner

8.1

avoider

1 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology