Antonyms 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. • Ostracize

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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

How to use boycott in a sentence?

1. Paul Simon:

   They were completely disingenuous about it, first of all, we didn't break any boycott. There was no rule about recording with black South African musicians. In fact, the whole purpose of the boycott was the antithesis of what we did.Simon with the South African musician Joseph Shabalala, founder of the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, with whom Simon collaborated on.

2. Rashad Robinson:

   At the June 1st meeting, I kept saying,' What are we even doing — Mark Zuckerberg, why are we meeting ?' It was at that point that I knew we would move into a boycott mode, facebook has our demands and recommendations, and so any other meetings need commitments.

3. Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon:

   It is true that there is no peace process ... but the European Union wants to be involved in a variety of projects, some of them ... regarding Palestinian welfare, with all those projects, we will need to re-examine whether it is feasible to consider the European Union as a partner while it is using measures of discrimination and boycott against the State of Israel.

4. Alison Ettel:

   It has tarnished my name, but also the company's name, they are actually going out there and bullying people, and telling people to pull our things off the shelf and to boycott, even if they are not even customers at that location. They are getting harassed.

5. Paul Rivlin:

   The Arab boycott has weakened over many years and the Israel-UAE FTA is a major nail in its coffin.

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