Synonyms of blackball
27 similar words
Another word for blackball is niggerball. Other synonyms of blackball are reds and yellows, blacklist, send to Coventry, brush off and discount.
Synonyms and similar words for blackball
nounA kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.
nounA game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball.
- reds and yellowsSynonym of blackball (“eight-ball game”).
verbTo ostracize.
- blacklistTo place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.
- send to CoventryTo ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
- brush off
- discount
- disregardTo ignore; to pay no attention to.
- dissemble
- despise
- ignore
- misheedTo heed amiss; fail to heed.
- misregardTo disregard; fail to heed; ignore; neglect.
- neglect
- pass
- pass by
- pay no heed
- put aside
- shrug off
- slough
- take no notice ofTo ignore.
- tune out
- unheedTo deliberately fail to heed or take notice of; disregard; ignore.
- unmind
- black UKTo boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
- boycottTo abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an...
- cancelTo cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable); to disinvite. Compare cancel culture.
- set at nought archaicTo treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
Meaning of blackball
- noun A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
- noun A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
- noun A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.
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Questions about synonyms of blackball
- What is another word for blackball?
- Blackball has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as niggerball, reds and yellows, blacklist, send to Coventry, brush off, discount, disregard and dissemble.
- What does blackball mean?
- Blackball means a rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
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