Synonym of turns one's back on

Verb

To keep away from something

avoids circumvents shuns bypasses circumnavigates keeps clear of stays away from steers clear of dodges evades gives a wide berth to shrinks from shies from sidesteps balks at gets around gives something a miss keeps at arm's length keeps away from keeps one's distance from recoils from shies away from stays shy of fights shy of has no part of has nothing to do with turns away from rejects spurns throws over repudiates abandons refuses ignores declines deserts snubs forsakes ditches passes up turns down casts aside disapproves passes negatives reprobates nixes jilts deselects gives someone the brush-off cold-shoulders brushes off throws out gives the cold shoulder disdains dumps leaves neglects gives someone the go-by knocks back runs out on gives someone the push cuts dead leaves in the lurch gives someone the big E freezes out bins off sends to Coventry walks out on leaves high and dry scorns dismisses rebuffs discards slights strands renounces gives the brush turns your back on gives up casts off gives the elbow stiff-arms leaves stranded disowns ostracizes cuts withgoes abdicates drops ostracises stays clear of maroons disregards quits repulses breaks with leaves flat breaks up with turns away washes your hands of says no to turns deaf ear to cuts someone cold coldshoulders blanks looks past drives away hands someone the frozen mitt shuts out disclaims forgoes disavows leaves helpless leaves in trouble leaves holding the bag bails on waives misses abjures lets pass fails to take advantage of divorces oneself from has nothing more to do with cuts off ends relations with gives someone the air misses out on brushes aside denies oneself lets go by shirks stiffs scouts misprizes gives the cold shoulder to looks down upon shows disrespect for blinks at sniffs at takes no notice of looks down on sneezes at makes light of shows disrespect treats with contempt shrugs off treats disrespectfully weasels out of negates opts out withdraws repels turns from protests at holds out holds off protests demurs at jibs at refuses to receive baulks at gives thumbs down to desists dispenses with says no not cares for sends off sets aside holds back demurs not buys shakes one's head draws the line at chucks orphans hangs out to dry bails out gives up the ship lets go of legs it pulls out of cops out leaves hanging opts out of chickens out backs out of takes a walk drops out leaves behind walks away flakes out withdraws from storms out kisses goodbye screws walks away from takes a powder flies the coop disposes of cuts loose lets someone stew in their own juice bows out relinquishes surrenders forbears breaks off with gives notice to blows off kisses off passes by leaves someone holding the baby bilks snouts gives the runaround stands aloof from has no part in gives a wide berth leaves alone tells someone where to get off shakes off palms off puts down gives the bum's rush

Verb

To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

avoids evades dodges escapes shirks brushes off sidesteps skirts bypasses dances around discounts disregards ducks eludes ignores neglects overlooks shies from wriggles out of dispenses with gets around pussyfoots around runs away from shakes skirts round tergiversates weasels out of cops out of fends off funks gets out of gives the slip to goes around keeps one's distance from lays low from pays no attention to pays no heed to pays no mind shakes off takes no notice of tunes out turns a blind eye to turns your back on unheeds unminds declines ducks out of finesses scapes shirks from shuffles out of keeps off shuns circumvents bilks cuts skives steers clear of finds a way round skives off gives a wide berth to pulls out of finds a way out of backs out of eschews gets away from escapes from gives the slip misses parries cheats loses flees ditches shucks flies shies leaves behind slides out of gives a wide berth gives the runaround beats shortcuts jukes gives something a miss fights shy of short-circuits keeps clear of stays clear of frustrates outruns outwits doubles foils thwarts tricks runs from balks quits fences baffles baulks forgets slips away from gets away bludges dogs runs around slips through your fingers throws off the scent slips through the net stays shy of keeps out of the way of slips out sneaks away stays away from breaks away from skimps on shrinks from escapes the clutches of keeps at arm's length pays little attention to slips through the net of keeps your distance leads on a merry chase leaves something undone lets something slide loses sight of lies down on job plays truant from shuffles off sloughs off

Verb

To disregard as unimportant or insignificant

ignores disregards overlooks misses discounts neglects overpasses skips bypasses misheeds unheeds whitewashes avoids connives evades excludes forgets omits rejects slights unminds brushes aside glosses over passes over pays no heed to pushes aside shrugs off blinks at brushes off dispenses with glozes over looks the other way looks through papers over pays no attention to tunes out winks at fails to notice lets it go pays no mind to shuts eyes to slurs over takes no notice turns blind eye turns deaf ear closes your eyes to leaves be takes no notice of turns a blind eye turns your back on buries one's head in sand turns a blind eye to turns a deaf ear to shirks abandons forsakes dismisses defers pretermits contemns deserts discards underestimates procrastinates overleaps depreciates elides postpones scants leaves something undone skimps on sets aside pays no mind lets pass procrastinates over leaves alone loses sight of not cares for lets go fails to look after thinks little of lets something slide passes up not cares pays little attention to keeps at arm's length has nothing to do with makes light of fails to care for laughs off throws to the winds lives with trifles with keeps your distance fails to provide for takes no account of excuses forgives pardons remits brushes away blanks condones cold-shoulders spares writes off buries sinks stomachs takes turns a deaf ear lets off easy leaves out of account sends to Coventry bears with connives at looks past lets something ride plays past grins and bear it lets bygones be bygones swims with the tide rolls with punches stands for makes allowances for turns blind eye to deliberately ignores lets someone off with wipes slate clean goes along with puts up with

Verb

To have no further dealings with (someone or something)

gives up has done with has finished with ends relations with has no further dealings with has no more truck with wants no more to do with washes your hands of

Verb

To formally or solemnly renounce or reject

abnegates renounces repudiates abjures retracts forswears withdraws disavows recants repeals denies unsays reneges rejects abandons foreswears relinquishes forsakes spurns drops shuns eschews abdicates forgoes refuses declines concedes forbears gives up casts aside abstains from washes your hands of disowns discards revokes disclaims contravenes casts off turns your back on divorces oneself from refuses to acknowledge refuses to accept takes back reneges on rescinds recalls backs down cancels goes back on kicks annuls gainsays avoids countermands reverses disaffirms backtracks abrogates refrains dispenses with backpedals welshes backs off eats your words backs out packs in jacks in nullifies throws off does away with apologizes withcalls apologises voids evades abstains changes mind calls off backtracks on backs out of weasels out has change of heart withdraws from eats humble pie eats crow dissociates from does a U-turn does an about-turn apostatizes contradicts calls back dials back worms out of goes back on your word quits stops desists ceases withholds keeps curbs breaks eludes defaults shirks sacrifices refrains from ducks dodges escapes disdains passes invalidates shakes finesses scapes shies keeps from quashes takes the cure passes up holds back gives the go by has done with sits out cops out abolishes negates defaults on breaks a promise goes back retreats from pulls out breaks promise pulls out of does an about-face cops out of breaks your word fails to honour finks out rats on welshes on fights shy of has no truck with gives a wide berth to shuffles out of steers clear of has nothing to do with gets around stays clear of swears off weasels out of lets well enough alone shies away from keeps clear of disannuls dissolves nulls abates undoes terminates obliterates disallows cuts bleeps strikes down declares null and void blues pencil rolls back renders null and void blacks out renders invalid retreats retrocedes retrogrades recedes suspends eliminates excludes falls back draws back does an about-turn on does a U-turn on changes one's tune forgets it rules out rows back on

Nearby Words

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