Polite refusal
Synonyms for "polite refusal" (17 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adjective(4 words)
courteous declinecourteous denialcourteous rejectiondiplomatic decline
Strong matches (5)
Adjective(5 words)
formal rejectiongentle refusalgracious denialgracious refusalkind decline
Related words (8)
Adjective(8 words)
official denialprivate matterrefusal phraserefusal scriptrespectful refusaltactful declinetactful refusal techniquetactful rejection
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriescommunicationcommunication skillcommunication skillscommunication stylelanguage artsmanner of expressionrefusalrejectionsocial behaviorspeech act
More specific
12 entriesclassroom exercisediplomatic declineformal rejectiongentle declinegracious declinekind refusalofficial denialrefusal phraserefusal scriptrespectful refusalrole play refusaltactful rejection
Collocations
11 entriespolite refusal emailpolite refusal etiquettepolite refusal examplepolite refusal languagepolite refusal letterpolite refusal notepolite refusal phrasepolite refusal responsepolite refusal strategypolite refusal tonepolite refusals
Inflections
3 entriesmore politemost politepolite refusals