Synonyms for shrug
ʃrʌgshrug

Princeton's WordNet

1. shrugverb

   a gesture involving the shoulders

2. shrugverb

   raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

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1. • Gesture

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1. List of paraphrases for "shrug":

   shrink

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1. Colin Moore:

   It's not as if people in Hawaii have a clear idea of what Tulsi Gabbard wants, everyone greets it with the same shoulder shrug. We don't know.

2. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:

   I am going to keep saying loud and clear that I am a feminist until it is met with a shrug.

3. William Copeland:

   If someone's maltreated, we tend to validate them, to tell them that it's not their fault, with bullying, it's sometimes the case that the response is a lot less supportive, more of a shrug.

4. Jonathan Swift:

   Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down.

5. Kurt Busch:

   We’re racing with Michael Jordan type of spirit, when we just missed out on pole position at Loudon [ New Hampshire ], Jeff Robinson texted me with the [ shrug ] emoji of ‘ Why ’d you choke ? What ’d you do wrong ? I thought you had it.'.