Refusal Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-fyo͝ozəl
A negative response
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. nay
  2. no
  3. rejection
Antonyms:
  1. acceptance
  2. approval
  3. ok
  4. grant
  5. sanction
  6. offer
A turning down of a request
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. denial
  2. rejection
  3. turndown
  4. disallowance
  5. abnegation
  6. declination
  7. disclaimer
  8. negation
  9. dissent
  10. unwillingness
  11. repudiation
  12. renunciation
  13. rebuff
  14. snub
  15. nonacceptance
  16. disavowal
  17. noncompliance
  18. forbidding
  19. veto
  20. interdiction
  21. proscription
  22. ban
  23. writ
  24. enjoinment
  25. exclusion
  26. discountenancing
  27. contradiction
  28. refutation
  29. declension
  30. renouncement
  31. repulse
  32. withholding
  33. nonconsent
  34. regrets
  35. repulsion
  36. reversal
  37. prohibition
  38. disfavor
  39. disapproval
  40. nay
  41. curb
  42. restraint
  43. thumbs-down
  44. non-acceptance
  45. option
  46. preemption
Antonyms:
  1. consent
  2. approval
  3. acceptance

Words Related to Refusal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Refusal Sentence Examples

  • She braced herself for a refusal and a fight.

  • He said except for Donnie's refusal to speak, in every other way he appears perfectly normal.

  • At his startled expression, she softened the refusal with an explanation.

  • She swallowed a refusal at the expression on his face.

  • He was hungry after the stimulation of Jessi's refusal to bend to his will.

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