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TURN DOWN Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the phrase turn down. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase turn down. (close relations)
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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

refuse
verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

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.

disdain
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

lour
verbv
verb

• set lower

• make lower or quieter

• look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

lower
verbv
adjective

• the bottom one of two

noun

• the lower of two berths

verb

• look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

• move something or somebody to a lower position

• set lower

• make lower or quieter

• cause to drop or sink

pooh-pooh
verb, nounv, n
verb

• express contempt about

• reject with contempt

scorn
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• open disrespect for a person or thing

verb

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

spurn
verbv
verb

• reject with contempt

freeze off
verbv
verb

• reject with contempt

pass up
verbv
verb

• not accept as true

• fail to acknowledge

turn away
verbv
verb

• move 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

Best Hypernyms For TURN DOWN

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decline refuse decrease lessen minify reject worsen

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