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Refuse

//ˈɹɛfjuːs//

Synonyms for "refuse" (272 found)

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Informal (59)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

cut negative rubbish

Noun, verb, slang(14 words)

turn end reject lumber trash swill slag shaving shard bilge deep six waif dross shards

Name, noun, verb, slang(18 words)

pass rest butt rag chuck dump dust stump junk scout weed scum outlaw slough muck roach bones rump

Adj, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

hold waste slop garbage

Adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

trace gash straw

Verb, slang(4 words)

turn out throw away chuck out say no

Noun, slang(10 words)

removal filth disposal dogie hogwash scurf riffraff scum of the earth kelter bilgewater

Conj, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (213)

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun, verb(9 words)

balance chase ban balk husk boycott embargo rags husks

Noun, verb(46 words)

ruin decline dissent disregard scrap object soil chaff discard throw out waive rebuff repulse renounce disdain dispense repress hold out dirt send off

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remains scouring withhold jettison tare spurn interdict veto stubble shut out paring relics rinsing slops grudge sawdust scraps ruins brush off weeds push back butt end dumping scrapping tares discarding

Verb(59 words)

decline reject dismiss suppress ignore exclude deny contradict turn back defy resist repel enjoin abjure inhibit keep back recant put back negate turn away

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Adj, noun, verb(10 words)

litter snub derelict reprobate remainder taboo repudiate discount rasping orphan

Adj, noun(6 words)

collateral leftover castaway remnant throwaway castoff

Noun(45 words)

garbage rejection vestige elimination pelf dregs survival debris wastrel odds and ends afterglow filings residue detritus offscourings offal leavings scraps sweepings dishwater

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Adj, name, noun(1 words)

Name, noun(5 words)

fossil deadwood lees culm lagan

Name, verb(1 words)

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resist entreaty resist persuasion say nay vote nay vote negatively not allow

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