snub
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an instance of driving away or warding off
Types & categories
- rejection hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
refuse to acknowledge
She cut him dead at the meeting
Types & categories
- treat hypernym
Related & opposite
- cold shoulder derivation
Sense 3 adjective
unusually short
a snub nose
Related & opposite
- short similar to
Sense 4 noun
a refusal to recognize someone you know
the snub was clearly intentional
Types & categories
- rebuff hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
reject outright and bluntly
She snubbed his proposal
Types & categories
- spurn hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuff |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | repulse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | push back |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rejection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cold shoulder |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | short |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | slight |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | disregard |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rebuff |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuff |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | snub |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | spurn |