1. (verb)garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) Synonyms: drivel, scraps, garbage, food waste, refuse Antonyms: accept, have, consent, go for, take
2. (verb)refuse, decline show unwillingness towards Synonyms: defy, turn away, refuse, correct, worsen, pass up, turn down, deny, slump, decline, resist, wane, go down, reject Antonyms: take, accept, have, go for, consent
3. (verb)refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline refuse to accept Synonyms: freeze off, reject, rule out, go down, deny, resist, worsen, winnow out, lower, correct, decline, lour, spurn, pooh-pooh, wane, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, turn away, refuse, eliminate, slump, turn down Antonyms: accept, consent, take, go for, have
4. (verb)defy, resist, refuse elude, especially in a baffling way Synonyms: pass up, baulk, reject, stand, deny, resist, hold up, hold out, fend, hold, balk, dissent, decline, jib, turn away, stand firm, withstand, defy, refuse, protest, turn down, dare Antonyms: go for, accept, consent, have, take
5. (verb)deny, refuse refuse to let have Synonyms: defy, turn away, traverse, refuse, pass up, turn down, abnegate, deny, decline, resist, reject Antonyms: go for, accept, take, have, consent
6. (verb)resist, reject, refuse resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ Synonyms: baulk, reject, rule out, deny, stand, stand firm, freeze off, eliminate, hold out, fend, withstand, winnow out, decline, spurn, dissent, turn away, pooh-pooh, jib, balk, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, refuse, protest, resist, turn down Antonyms: have, accept, consent, go for, take
7. (verb)reject, turn down, turn away, refuse refuse entrance or membership Synonyms: freeze off, eliminate, rule out, avert, deflect, deny, resist, bend, winnow out, lower, decline, lour, spurn, pass up, pooh-pooh, reject, disapprove, disdain, scorn, defy, turn away, refuse, turn down Antonyms: have, go for, accept, consent, take
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'refuse'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. refuse Abjure, discard, forswear, recall, recant, renounce, retract, and revoke, like abandon, imply some previous connection. Renounce (L. re, back, and nuntio, bear a message) is t Synonyms: renounce, abandon, disavow, disown, recant, repudiate, abjure, discard, forswear, refuse, retract, deny, disclaim, recall, reject, revoke Antonyms: acknowledge, assert, cherish, defend, maintain, proclaim, uphold, advocate, avow, claim, hold, own, retain, vindicate
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