cold shoulder

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of COLD SHOULDER

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly <at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder>

Synonyms brush-off, rebuff, repulse, silent treatment, snub

Related Words dismissal, kiss-off, rejection; banishment, blackball, ostracism

Near Antonyms acceptance, embrace, welcome; glad hand, welcome mat

Antonyms open arms

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