Synonyms for rebuff

noun

verb

1. To reject

   refuse, repel, check, snub, dismiss, repudiate, spurn, send away, turn away, ignore, slight, disregard, put in one's place, reprove, rebuke, oppose, chide, repulse, cross, decline, resist, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, disallow, turn down, give the cold shoulder*, give the go-by*, cut*, slam the door in one's face*, not hear of*, put off*, brush off*, lash out at*, tell where to get off*, put down*, give the brushoff*, send packing*, tell to get lost*; see also deny, neglect 1, refuse.

2. To beat back

   drive back, push back, ward off, fend off, stave off, hold off, keep off, beat off, fight off, keep at bay; see also repel 1, resist 1.