Your refusal to help complicated matters.
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Refusal
/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/
Synonyms for "refusal" (228 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Verb(2 words)
deny outingsdeny permission
Strong matches (68)
despisingdisagreementdisallowancedisapprovaldiscarddisclaimerdisclamationdiscountingdisinclinationdismissaldisobediencedisownmentdisposaldisregarddisrelishdissentdistasteeighteenth amendmentembargoemption
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exceptionexclusionfirst optionfirst refusalfoot draggingfoot-draggingforbiddanceforbidden fruitforbiddingfractiousnessgrudging consentgrudgingnesshead windignoringimpugnationimpugnmentindexindex expurgatoriusindex librorum prohibitorumindisposednessindispositionindocilityinhibitioninjunctioninterdictinterdictioninterdictumintractablenesslack of enthusiasmlack of zeallawmutinousnessnay
Noun(11 words)
disallowingdisclaimingdismissalsdisobediencesdisplay of defianceformal rejectioninterpositioninvitation rejectionitalian negaremukataanaysaying
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
icelandic nei
Related words (114)
Noun(30 words)
negatingnegativenixnonacceptance ratenoncompliancenoncooperationnot cooperativeofficial denialold norse neirebuffrebuffingrebuffsrecusancyrefusal raterefusal to follow rulesrefusalsrefuserefuse to considerrefusingrejecting
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negationnegativenixnono nono-nonolitionnonacceptancenonapprovalnoncompliancenonconsiderationnonobservanceobjectionobstinacyopposingoppositionopposureoppugnationoptionpassing by
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perfunctorinesspreclusionpreemptionpreventionprivilegeprohibitionprohibition partyprohibitory injunctionproscriptionputting awayputting outrebuffrebutmentrebuttalrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrecantationrefractorinessregretrejectionreluctancerenitencerenitencyrenouncementrepressionrepudiationrepugnancerepulseresistancerestrictive covenantsretentionright of emptionright of preemptionruling outscoutingself-denialslownesssnubspurningstanding againststatutestubbornnesssulksulkinesssulkssullennesssumptuary lawssuppressiontaboothrowing outthumbs downtraversalturndownturning outundercurrentunenthusiasmunwillingnessvolstead actzoningzoning laws
Interjection(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
polite decline
Determiner(1 words)
the opposition
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9 entriescategorical refusalfirm refusalformal denialnonacceptance rateofficial denialpolite refusalrefusal percentagerefusal proportionwritten denial
Collocations
5 entriesfirm refusalpolite refusalrefusal letterrefusal policyrefusal rate
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
A strike is a mass refusal to work by a body of employees.
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These conditions amount to refusal.
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I interpreted her silence as a refusal.
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