Refuse synonyms and antonyms

rĭ-fyo͝oz'

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reject
(Physiol.) To fail to accept immunologically (a part or organ grafted or transplanted into the body)
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decline
(By extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
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turn down
(Idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.
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garbage
(Computing) Data that cannot or will not be accessed by a program, but are still taking up space.
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accept (related)
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
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deny
To refuse to acknowledge as one's own; disown; repudiate
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rebuff
To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
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scraps
Plural form of scrap, left over pieces.
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spurn
To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)
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ignore
Ignore is defined as to deliberately disregard, or to avoid noticing.
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beg to be excused
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excrement
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nix
To destroy or eradicate.
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disallow
To refuse to allow
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withhold
To deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary.
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turn thumbs down on
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food waste
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
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pass-up
Used other than as an idiom: see pass,‎ up.
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resist
(Intransitive) To oppose.
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admit (antonym)
To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
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allow (antonym)
To let do or happen; permit:
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repudiate
To reject the truth or validity of something; to deny.
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not anticipate
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demur
(Intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
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protest
To promise or affirm earnestly, as after being doubted:
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set-aside
To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.
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hold off
(Idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
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turn-away
To avert or deflect something
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defy
To refuse to obey.
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lend oneself (antonym)
show unwillingness towards
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rubbish
Worthless material.
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litter
(Uncountable) Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray
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leavings
Scraps or remains; residue:
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repel
To repel is defined as to hold off, refuse to accept or reject.
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forbid
To forbid is defined as to order that something not occur, or to prevent something from occurring.
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have no plans to
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withdraw
To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.
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send regrets
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cut out of the budget
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disapprove
To have or express an unfavorable opinion of; consider (something) wrong; condemn
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turn one's back on
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scorn
To refuse or reject as wrong or disgraceful
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turn thumbs down
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offal
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hold back
(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
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shun
To stay away from; not go to:
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evade
(Rare) To escape; get away
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dodge
To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
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turn from
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recoil
(Intransitive, now rare) To retreat before an opponent. [from 14th c.]
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balk
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
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beg-off
(Idiomatic) To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.
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make one's excuses
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regret
To feel sorry, disappointed, distressed, or remorseful about:
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send-off
(Sports) To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area; a red-card.
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not budge
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not budget
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not care to
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refuse to receive
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not be at home to
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disaccord with
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make excuses
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brush-off
To depart with a sweeping motion.
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not buy
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hold out
Used other than as an idiom: see hold,"Ž out.
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turn a deaf ear to
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consent (antonym)
To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
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trash (related)
A container into which things are discarded.
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debris
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dross
To remove dross from.
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junk
To discard as useless or sell to be reused as parts; scrap.
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repulse
To repulse is to reject someone, to be disgusted by something, or to drive someone away.
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scrap
(Of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
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slag
The vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore. It consists mostly of the siliceous and aluminous impurities from the iron ore.
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possessions (antonym)
Plural form of possession
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assets (antonym)
(Finance) Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts.
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ok (antonym)
OK is defined as to approve.
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offer (antonym)
To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten.
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grant (antonym)
Grant is defined as to give something that has been requested to someone.
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sanction (antonym)
To sanction is for a recognized authority to give approval to something.
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dismiss
(Soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off
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unwilling (related)
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say no
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dissent
(Intransitive) To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
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property (antonym)
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
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approve (antonym)
To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction:
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refusal (related)
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fail (related)
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compel (related)
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oblige (related)
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reluctant (related)
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i-refuse (related)
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at liberty (related)
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refusing (related)
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Synonym Study

  • To spurn is to refuse or reject with contempt or disdain she spurned his attentions
  • Repudiate implies the disowning, disavowal, or casting off with condemnation of a person or thing as having no authority, worth, validity, truth, etc. to repudiate the claims of faith healers
  • Reject stresses a negative or antagonistic attitude and implies positive refusal to accept, use, believe, etc. they rejected the damaged goods
  • Decline implies courtesy in expressing one's nonacceptance of an invitation, proposal, etc. he declined the nomination
  • Refuse is a direct, sometimes even blunt term, implying an emphatic denial of a request, demand, etc. to refuse a person money, to refuse permission
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Refuse Sentence Examples

  • I can't refuse to answer you.

  • Having no way to refuse, she followed him to the campfire of their host.

  • He was glad I was free to refuse him.

  • What are you going to do if we refuse to follow you?

  • Strangely enough, the government did not refuse its consent.

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