What is another word for refusal?
Synonyms for refusal
rɪˈfyu zəlre·fusal
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Wiktionary
refusalnoun
The act of refusing.
Synonyms:
repudiation, abnegation, declination
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
refusalnoun
the act of refusing
refusalnoun
a message refusing to accept something that is offered
Dictionary of English Synonymes
refusalnoun
Synonyms:
denialrefusalnoun
Synonyms:
option, choice of accepting or declining
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
refusalnoun
Synonyms:
dissent, denial, non-acceptance, negation, option, preëmption
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "refusal":
denial, refusals, rejection, refusing, refused, negative, refuse, refus, unwillingness, denied, failure, rejected, non-acceptance, reluctance, negation, declination
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2278 | failure | |
#2605 | negative | |
#3227 | exit | |
#5374 | departure | |
#5640 | denied | |
#6516 | refused | |
#6679 | rejected | |
#7184 | withdrawal | |
#7367 | refuse | |
#8758 | denial | |
#9214 | exclusion | |
#11260 | rejection | |
#12648 | refusal | |
#15896 | refusing | |
#23638 | expulsion | |
#25834 | reluctance | |
#30625 | egress | |
#33339 | negation | |
#36522 | ejection | |
#38177 | declination | |
#41511 | unwillingness | |
#53310 | repudiation | |
#67750 | refusals | |
#221244 | abnegation | |
#234694 | refus |
How to use refusal in a sentence?
The argument that women gave up a right to equal pay by accepting the best collective bargaining agreement possible in response to the Federation's refusal to put equal pay on the table is not a legitimate reason for continuing to discriminate against them, today, we are filing a motion to allow us to appeal immediately the district court's decision so that Ninth Circuit will be able to review these claims.
Catherine Greig has yet again failed to do the right thing, her refusal to testify has hindered the FBI's efforts to seek justice for the victims of (Bulger's) crimes.
This decision, long overdue, is the result of her reckless use of a private email server, and her refusal to be forthcoming with federal investigators.
The U.S. embassy refusal to turn over Pemberton is an insult to our nation and our people.
My first reaction to seeing the videos was surprise and disgust that they would make up blatant lies about me, but I quickly realized that they were scared that the truth would come out of how cowardly they acted on deployment, i felt sorry for them that they thought it necessary to smear my name, but they never realized what the consequences of their lies would be. As upset as I was, the videos also gave me confidence because I knew that their lies would never hold up under real questioning and the jury would see through it. Their lies and( Naval Criminal Investigative Service's) refusal to ask hard questions or corroborate their stories strengthened my resolve to go to trial and clear my name.
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