REFUSING Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word refusing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REFUSING
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disapproving | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • expressing or manifesting disapproval | ||||||||
disregarding | ||||||||
adverb • in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks | ||||||||
opposing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by active hostility | ||||||||
repelling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||||
declining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
denying | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare untrue; contradict • refuse to accept or believe • refuse to grant, as of a petition or request • refuse to let have • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure • deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit • refuse to recognize or acknowledge | ||||||||
disallowing | verbv | |||||||
verb • command against | ||||||||
disdaining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient verb • look down on with disdain • reject with contempt | ||||||||
dismissing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||||
ignoring | verbv | |||||||
verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • fail to notice • give little or no attention to • be ignorant of or in the dark about | ||||||||
nixing | verbv | |||||||
verb • To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. • To destroy or eradicate. | ||||||||
rebuffing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • reject outright and bluntly • force or drive back | ||||||||
rejecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • 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 | ||||||||
repudiating | verbv | |||||||
verb • cast off • refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid • refuse to recognize or pay • reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust | ||||||||
snubbing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off • a refusal to recognize someone you know adjective satellite • unusually short verb • refuse to acknowledge • reject outright and bluntly | ||||||||
spurning | nounn | |||||||
verb • reject with contempt | ||||||||
vetoing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a vote that blocks a decision • the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) verb • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent • command against | ||||||||
reject | verbv | |||||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • 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 | ||||||||
decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
turn down | verbv | |||||||
verb • not accept as true • refuse entrance or membership • reject with contempt • take a downward direction • make lower or quieter | ||||||||