Synonyms for refusal
rɪˈfyu zəlre·fusal

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1. refusalnoun

   The act of refusing.

   Synonyms:
   repudiation, abnegation, declination

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1. refusal

   Synonyms:
   departure, egress, ejection, exclusion, exit, expulsion, rejection, withdrawal

   Antonyms:
   access, accession, adit, admission, admittance, approach, door, doorway, entrance, entrée, entry, gate, gateway, ingress, inlet, introduction, opening, penetration, portal

Princeton's WordNet

1. refusalnoun

   the act of refusing

2. refusalnoun

   a message refusing to accept something that is offered

Matched Categories

1. • Denial
   • Message

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1. refusalnoun

   Synonyms:
   denial

2. refusalnoun

   Synonyms:
   option, choice of accepting or declining

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1. refusalnoun

   Synonyms:
   dissent, denial, non-acceptance, negation, option, preëmption

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1. List of paraphrases for "refusal":

   denial, refusals, rejection, refusing, refused, negative, refuse, refus, unwillingness, denied, failure, rejected, non-acceptance, reluctance, negation, declination

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How to use refusal in a sentence?

1. Miriam Sankara:

   The time has come now that Blaise Compaore is gone, when he was there, there was a complete refusal to discover the truth. Things have changed now and it is in the interest of everybody.

2. Rex Ingram:

   Your murder will not be in vain, and the violence must stop: Enough is enough, you shared with me your worries over the anti-police climate, the refusal to hold criminals accountable, and a woke narrative that only seemed to make things worse, not better. But despite those concerns, Fernando, you always carried on. Because you are Fernando Arroyos. Fernando it is my promise to you that I will continue to wear my badge proudly and continue to protect and serve in your honor.

3. Unknown:

   Forgiveness does not mean the cancellation of all consequences of wrong doing. It means the refusal on God's part to let our guilty past affect His relationship with us.

4. Darrell Issa:

   In return for not having pre-existing conditions not be grounds for refusal or high pay, we're going to have to say to people, 'You've got to continuously be fiscally responsible, if you're choosing a lifestyle where you're saying, 'I can afford everything except healthcare ... '.

5. Frank Guridy:

   The sanitizing of Ali's image in recent years has led many to forget that he was reviled by many during the 1960s for his conversion to Islam and for his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. armed forces, he was seen as a traitor to the United States of America.