refuse

Synonyms

• garbagefood that is discarded (as from a kitchen) ; a worthless message ; a receptacle where waste can be discarded
• food wastefood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
• scrapsfood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

• "he declined to join the group on a hike"

Synonyms

• declinechange toward something smaller or lower ; a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual decrease; a downward slope or bend ; grow worse; refuse to accept; show unwillingness towards; grow smaller; go down; go down in value; inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

• "He refused my offer of hospitality"

Synonyms

• rejectthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality ; refuse to accept or acknowledge; refuse to accept; deem wrong or inappropriate; reject with contempt; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; refuse entrance or membership; dismiss from consideration or a contest
• pass uprefuse to accept; fail to acknowledge
• turn downrefuse to accept; refuse entrance or membership; reject with contempt; take a downward direction; make lower or quieter
• declinechange toward something smaller or lower ; a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual decrease; a downward slope or bend ; grow worse; refuse to accept; show unwillingness towards; grow smaller; go down; go down in value; inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

• "This behavior defies explanation"

Synonyms

• defyresist or confront with resistance; elude, especially in a baffling way; challenge
• resistelude, especially in a baffling way; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something ; express opposition through action or words; withstand the force of something; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; refuse to comply

• "She denies me every pleasure"
• "he denies her her weekly allowance"

Synonyms

• denydeclare untrue; refuse to accept or believe; refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; refuse to let have; deny oneself (something); deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit ; refuse to recognize or acknowledge

• "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

Synonyms

• resistelude, especially in a baffling way; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something ; express opposition through action or words; withstand the force of something; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; refuse to comply
• rejectthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality ; refuse to accept or acknowledge; refuse to accept; deem wrong or inappropriate; reject with contempt; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; refuse entrance or membership; dismiss from consideration or a contest

• "They turned away hundreds of fans"
• "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

Synonyms

• rejectthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality ; refuse to accept or acknowledge; refuse to accept; deem wrong or inappropriate; reject with contempt; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; refuse entrance or membership; dismiss from consideration or a contest
• turn downrefuse to accept; refuse entrance or membership; reject with contempt; take a downward direction; make lower or quieter
• turn awaymove so as not face somebody or something ; turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest ; refuse entrance or membership; turn away or aside