SNUBS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

snubs 1 of 2

noun

plural of snub

as in dismissals

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly he tolerated the snubs from his in-laws because the holidays come but once a year, thankfully

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snubs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snub

as in rejects

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her

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as in disdains

to show contempt for a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket

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Noun

What kind of impact do these snubs have on our reputation in the eyes of potential incoming players? — George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Those questions, and a lot more, are discussed as the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast‘s Michael Schneider, Emily Longeretta and Jazz Tangcay hit the roundtable to go over the winners, snubs and surprises from this week’s Emmy nominations. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2026 However, one of the biggest snubs of the year was Cailee Spaeny, who plays Ashley in the show. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 Although the mystifying snubs are especially sure to anger fans of Landman, the series not being invited to the Emmy Awards isn’t anything new since Season 1 of the oil industry drama was also shut out. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Here are some of the biggest snubs and surprises from this year's Emmy nominations. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 July 2026 Without further ado, here are our picks for snubs and surprises from this year’s crop of nominees. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026 Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 For many, two key snubs for Mauricio Pochettino’s first World Cup roster were in the midfield, as Diego Luna and Tanner Tessman weren’t among the 26 men on the stage at Pier 17. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026

Verb

Today, Ken gives us insight into his picks and snubs for the All-Star Game. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Trump snubs Cornyn amid retribution campaign The negative tenor could diminish turnout in an election already complicated by coming a day after Memorial Day, Texas Republican strategist Tyler Norris said. — Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 More tech —Trump taps Zuck and Jensen—but snubs Elon and Sam Altman, for tech advisory council. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 Needy Venus snubs Jupiter, activating your homey 4th house and your idealistic 9th house. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026 The Fighting Irish take a stand, McDonald’s launches a holiday hit, and the Golden Globes’ new category snubs a major player. — Melinda Yao, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025 But Chelsea arrives and promptly snubs Mary, reigniting their beef over last season’s pants-gate. — Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025 Here are the biggest surprise wins and snubs from the ceremony. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 The playoff rules have been updated to prevent future Notre Dame snubs. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubs

Noun

Women are increasingly leveraging AI tools like Claude to navigate their healthcare, seeking control and addressing historical dismissals within the medical system.

— Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
But there are also several reasons to suggest he simply couldn’t be trusted to lead the red-ball side — from his off-field antics in New Zealand last winter, to his penchant for daft dismissals at crucial moments in games.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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And, like Maverick, Hegseth disdains rules against showy flyovers.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
The title character disdains the common folk, and the play’s complicated political discussion and harsh, jagged poetry aren’t what most picnicking playgoers are after.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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Verb

The Sortino ratio isolates harmful downside volatility from upside noise, which a standard the Sharpe ratio can’t do.

— Andrew Sukhin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
This system, located between the grid and an AI data center, isolates DC load fluctuations from the grid and delivers LVRT support that can respond to demand shifts in real time at scale.

— Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Definition of isolates

Verb

Could Kohberger have been a serial killer in the making, a man who hates women, or is there enough evidence to exonerate him altogether?

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
Crystal hates that shows drop an entire season on release day, and thinks streaming has eroded the monoculture that used to propel powerful franchises to billion-dollar heights.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 July 2026

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