Refuse

//ˈɹɛfjuːs//

Synonyms for "refuse" (300 found)

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Closest matches (60)

Noun(1 words)
garbage

Strong matches (90)

Verb(3 words)
disobeyforbearnill

Related words (150)

not consentnot hear ofnot think ofobjectodds and endsoffaloffscouringsorphanortsoutlawpack offparingparingspasspass bypass uppelfpotsherdsprecludeprevent
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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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capable of

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similar

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Translations

199 translations across 71 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • rommel noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • vullis noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • weier verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • weier verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Albanian

1 entries
  • mbetje noun (items or material that have been discarded)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • σκύβαλον noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • φορυτός noun (items or material that have been discarded)

Arabic

3 entries
  • أَبَى verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • رَفَضَ verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • رَفَضَ verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Armenian

2 entries
  • հրաժարվել verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)
  • մերժել verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Bangi

1 entries
  • boya verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Basque

2 entries
  • baztertu verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • uko egin verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Belarusian

2 entries
  • адка́зваць verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • адмаўля́ць verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • отпадъци noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • отка́звам verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • отказвам се verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ပယ်ရှား verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Catalan

4 entries
  • rebuig noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • rebutjar verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • refusar verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • refusar verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • balibad verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎤᏲ noun (items or material that have been discarded)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • kana verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 垃圾 noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • 回絕 /回绝 verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • 拒絕 /拒绝 verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • 拒絕 /拒绝 verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Cornish

1 entries
  • denagha verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Czech

2 entries
  • odpad noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • odmítnout verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Danish

2 entries
  • affald noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • afslå verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Dutch

4 entries
  • afval noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • vuilnis noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • afslaan verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • weigeren verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Esperanto

2 entries
  • rifuzi verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • rifuziĝi verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Finnish

4 entries
  • jäte noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • ei suostua verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)
  • kieltäytyä verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • kieltäytyä verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

French

4 entries
  • déchets noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • détritus noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • ordures noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • refuser verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Galician

3 entries
  • lixo noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • recusar verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • refusar verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Georgian

4 entries
  • უარს ამბობს verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • უარს ამბობს verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)
  • უარს იტყვის verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • უარს იტყვის verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

German

4 entries
  • Abfall noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • Müll noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • ablehnen verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • abschlagen verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Greek

3 entries
  • απορρίματα noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • αρνούμαι verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • αρνούμαι verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Haitian Creole

2 entries
  • refize verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • refize verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • balibad verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Hindi

4 entries
  • कचरा noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • कूड़ा noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • अस्वीकार करना verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • अस्वीकार करना verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • hulladék noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • szemét noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • elutasít verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • megtagad verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Ido

1 entries
  • refuzar verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Indonesian

3 entries
  • sampah noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • menolak verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • menolak verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Irish

4 entries
  • bruscar noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • dríodar noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • fuílleach noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • cuir suas do verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Italian

3 entries
  • rifiuti noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • rifiutare verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • rifiutarsi verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ごみ noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • 否む verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • 拒む verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • 断る verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • payalyan verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Khmer

1 entries
  • បដិសេធ verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Korean

2 entries
  • 쓰레기 noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • 거절하다 verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Lao

2 entries
  • ຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອ noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • ປະຕິເສດ verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Latin

4 entries
  • quisquiliae noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • scrūta noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • abnegō verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • abnegō verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Lingala

1 entries
  • boya verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Macedonian

2 entries
  • одбива verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • одбие verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Middle English

1 entries
  • wernen verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Mongolian

1 entries
  • татгалзах verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Māori

4 entries
  • kapurangi noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • para noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • parapara noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • kape verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Ngazidja Comorian

2 entries
  • uhara verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • uharaya verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Norman

2 entries
  • r'fuser verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • r'fuser verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • avfall noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • avslå verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Occitan

1 entries
  • refusar verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Odia

1 entries
  • ନାହିଁ କରିବା verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Oromo

1 entries
  • diduu verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Persian

1 entries
  • رد کردن verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Aufgank noun (items or material that have been discarded)

Polish

3 entries
  • odrzuty noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • odmówić verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)
  • odrzucać verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Portuguese

4 entries
  • descartado noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • lixo noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • recusar verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • recusar verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Quechua

2 entries
  • mana quy verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • mananchay verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Russian

4 entries
  • му́сор noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • отбро́сы noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • отхо́ды noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • отка́зывать verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • diùlt verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • diùlt verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • òdbiti verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • о̀дбити verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Sidamo

1 entries
  • gib verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Slovak

2 entries
  • odmietať verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • odmietnuť verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Spanish

4 entries
  • basura noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • desechos noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • rebús noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • rehús noun (items or material that have been discarded)

Swahili

2 entries
  • dinda verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • kanusha verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Swedish

4 entries
  • avfall noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • avskräde noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • rens noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • skräp noun (items or material that have been discarded)

Telugu

2 entries
  • నిరాకరించు verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • నిరాకరించు verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Thai

3 entries
  • ขยะ noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • ปฏิเสธ verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • ปฏิเสธ verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Turkish

1 entries
  • reddetmek verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • відхо́ди noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • сміття́ noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • відмовля́ти verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • відмовля́тися verb ((intransitive) decline a request or demand)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • từ chối verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Welsh

4 entries
  • sbwriel noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • sothach noun (items or material that have been discarded)
  • gomedd verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))
  • gwarafun verb ((transitive) decline (request, demand))

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.

Source: tatoeba (17451)

You did wrong to refuse his help.

Source: tatoeba (17752)

I refuse to consent to that plan.

Source: tatoeba (48547)

When Sony came back with a 2 billion bid, CBS could not refuse.

Source: tatoeba (50749)

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