Synonyms for boycott
ˈbɔɪ kɒtboy·cott

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1. boycottverb

   Synonyms:
   withhold patronage, embargo, blackball, blacklist

2. boycottverb

   To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

   Synonyms:
   withhold patronage, blacklist, embargo, blackball

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1. boycottverb

   a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

   Antonyms:
   shop at, buy at, frequent, patronise, shop, patronize, sponsor

2. boycottverb

   refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

   Antonyms:
   patronize, buy at, shop, frequent, shop at, sponsor, patronise

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1. • Ostracize

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1. List of paraphrases for "boycott":

   province, boycotting, boycotts, al-muqataa, resist, provincial, muqata, resisting, resisted

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1. David Curry:

   Open Doors applauds the Biden administration for taking a stand against China’s human rights violations with a diplomatic boycott, however, today, as the leading advocacy group focused on religious freedom, Open Doors USA calls on every Christian in the United States to join this Olympic boycott in the name of persecuted Christians and Muslims in China.

2. Meghan McCain:

   It seems weird callous to boycott a company who supplies food to the masses and employs 4,000 people during a pandemic, no matter what your politics, who wants more people out of work? Almost every CEO, boss, person I interact with and consume products from disagrees with me.

3. Jerome Champagne:

   It's not possible to boycott FIFA, the players want to play the World Cup, public opinion wants to play the World Cup, mr Bernstein and Mr Rauball should join the effort of making the necessary changes. Boycotts never function. I'm more worried about the image of FIFA and its capacity to govern, to be credible.

4. Abdallah Al-Mouallimi:

   From our side it should have no effect because we will continue to work very hard to support the peace efforts in Syria, in Yemen, we will attend the next Syria talks and we're not going to boycott them because of Iran or anybody else for that matter.

5. Brett Cohen:

   There is a direct correlation between efforts to boycott and divest from Sanction Israel on campus and increased hate crimes against Jews, including swastikas painted on Jewish centers and fraternities, Jewish students being harassed and intimidated, and several cases of outright violence, the pseudo-academic delegitimizaton of Sanction Israel fuels this fire, and has created a situation where some pro-Israel students are afraid to voice their opinions in the classroom.