Synonyms and antonyms of To fail or refuse to communicate with someone in British Thesaurus

avoid (verb)

to make certain that you do not meet or communicate with someone

brush off ()

to refuse to listen to someone, or to accept that something might be true or important

shun (verb)

to deliberately avoid a person, place, or activity

snub (verb)

to insult someone by ignoring them or being rude to them

look through ()

to not recognize, or to pretend not to recognize, someone who you know

blank (verb)

Britishspoken to deliberately ignore someone, as if you have not seen or heard them

spurn (verb)

literary to refuse to accept someone’s love or friendship

stand up (informal)

informal to not come to meet someone who you have arranged to meet, especially someone who you are having or starting a sexual or romantic relationship with

keep your distance ()

to avoid becoming friendly with someone

get/be given the cold shoulder ()

to be treated in an unfriendly way by someone you know

brush-off (noun)

informal a clear sign to someone that you are not interested in them or in their ideas

cold-shoulder (verb)

to be unfriendly towards someone you know

cut someone dead ()

to pretend not to see or recognize someone that you know, or to refuse to talk to them

keep someone at a distance ()

to not let someone become friendly with you

ostracise ()

a British spelling of ostracize

ostracize (verb)

to stop accepting someone as a member of a group and refuse to talk or listen to them

push away ()

to show that you do not want someone’s help or attention

rebuff (verb)

formal to refuse to talk to someone or do what they suggest

repulse (verb)

formal to refuse someone’s offer of help or friendship in an unpleasant way

send someone to Coventry (British)

Britishinformal to punish someone by ignoring them and not speaking to them

shut/slam the door in someone’s face ()

to rudely tell or show someone that you are not interested in listening to their opinion or in helping them

the silent treatment ()

behaviour that involves not speaking to someone as a way of showing that you do not approve of them

slight (verb)

to be rude to someone by ignoring them or by not showing them respect

snub (noun)

an action or remark that is intended to snub someone

wall (noun)

emotions or behaviour that prevent people from feeling close to each other