Meaning & use
spurned
Rejected someone or something with scorn or contempt.
See it in a sentence
He spurned her offer of help, insisting he could manage alone.
The startup spurned the buyout, believing it was worth far more.
A note on using this word
Spurn implies a proud or contemptuous refusal, stronger than simply declining; it often appears in this past form, spurned.
Words with a similar meaning
rejectedrebuffedscorned
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Words with an opposite meaning
acceptedembraced
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