'turn away' definitions:
Definition of 'turn away'
(from WordNet)
verb
Move so as not face somebody or something
verb
verb
Refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" [syn: reject, turn down, turn away, refuse] [ant: admit, allow in, intromit, let in]
verb
Turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" [syn: avert, turn away]
Synonyms of 'turn away'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abjure,
- avert,
- bear off,
- blunt,
- bow out,
- brush aside,
- bundle,
- bundle off,
- chill,
- chuck,
- chuck out,
- contemn,
- contradict,
- cool,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decline,
- deflect,
- deny,
- despise,
- deter,
- disaffect,
- disapprove,
- discard,
- disclaim,
- discount,
- discourage,
- disdain,
- disincline,
- disinterest,
- dismiss,
- disown,
- disregard,
- distract,
- divert,
- draw aside,
- ease off,
- edge off,
- except,
- exclude,
- fly off,
- forswear,
- gee,
- give the air,
- give the gate,
- glance,
- glance off,
- go off,
- haw,
- head off,
- hustle out,
- ignore,
- indispose,
- jib,
- make way for,
- move aside,
- pack off,
- pass by,
- pass up,
- push aside,
- put off,
- quench,
- rebuff,
- recant,
- refuse,
- refuse to consider,
- reject,
- renounce,
- repel,
- repudiate,
- repulse,
- scout,
- send away,
- send off,
- send packing,
- sheer off,
- shove aside,
- shove away,
- show the door,
- show the gate,
- shunt,
- shy,
- shy off,
- side,
- sidestep,
- sidetrack,
- sidle,
- spurn,
- steer clear of,
- step aside,
- switch,
- throw away,
- throw out,
- turn aside,
- turn back,
- turn from,
- turn off,
- turn out,
- veer off,
- waive,
- wean from