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?
Intellectual sodomy, which comes from the refusal to be simple about plain matters, is as gross and abundant today as sexual perversion and they are nowise different from one another.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:
The direct consequences could lead to our refusal to take part in a whole raft of important joint projects and Turkish companies losing their positions on the Russian market.
The ruling is based on the refusal (to take the DNA test), not on any other evidence. The fact that some photos show Mrs Santos and Julio Iglesias together that summer in a professional context is no proof.
The refusal by the New York State Democratic Party to tackle the issues of crime and the economy is exactly why our state is leading the country in population loss, hochul and her pathetic henchmen are desperate to distract away from all of the ways they are destroying New York.
It’s a combination of compassion, humility, sternness and refusal. He is rebel – a rebel for Jesus, he is bringing the Church back to humility and connecting with people. He’s very humble and not frivolous.
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