refuse

/ɹɪfjˈuːz/

/ˈɹɛfˌjuz/, /ɹəfˈjuz/, /ɹɪfˈjuz/

[verb] [noun]

to refuse

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to say, indicate, or show that one is not inclined to do something that someone has asked

synonyms : decline

antonyms : accept

to not accept what someone has offered us or asked us to do

synonyms : decline

pass up

reject

turn down

antonyms : accept

elude, especially in a baffling way

synonyms : defy

resist

antonyms : lend oneself

refuse to let have

synonyms : deny

antonyms : allow

refuse entrance or membership

synonyms : reject

turn away

turn down

antonyms : admit

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

synonyms : reject

resist

Refuse

[NOUN]

unwanted materials or items that have been discarded

synonyms : food waste

garbage

scraps

Examples

1. She refused to let in the stranger at the door.

2. They refused to present arms before the flag.

3. The officer refused to let his men take part in the operation.

4. The hiker refused to give ground to the wild animals that approached him.

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