What does "refuses" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of refuse

What is a synonym for "refuses"?

Common synonyms include: garbage, decline, decline, deny, garbage, reject.

Refuses

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of refuse form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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garbage decline decline deny garbage reject

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"As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep."

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