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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Refuses
Synonyms for "refuses" (300 found)
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deprive ofderelictdespisedetritusdirtdisagreedisallowdisapprovediscarddiscardingdiscardsdisclaimdiscountdisdaindishwaterdismissdisowndispensedisposaldisregard
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dissentditchwaterdogiedraffdregsdrive awaydrive backdrossdumpdumpingdustdustcartdustheapeliminationembargoendenjoinexceptexcludeexclude fromfag endfend offfilingsfilthflotsamflotsam and jetsamforbidforswearfossilfoundlinggashgrudgehogwashholdhold offhold outhold out againstholdoverhuskhusksignoreinhibitinterdictjetsamjettisonjunkjunkingkeep backkeep offkelterlaganleavingsleesleftoverleftoverslitterloathelumbermucknegatenegativenixnot allownot buy
Noun(3 words)
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not consentnot hear ofnot think ofobjectodds and endsoffaloffscouringsorphanortsoutlawpack offparingparingspasspass bypass uppelfpotsherdsprecludeprevent
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prohibitproscribepush asidepush backput backragragsraspingraspingsrebuffrecantrefuse consentrefuse to considerrejectamentarejectionrelicsremainderremainsremnantremovalrenouncerepelrepressreprobaterepudiaterepulseresidueresiduumresistresist entreatyresist persuasionrestriffraffrinsingroachruinruinsrule outrumpsawdustsay naysay no toscouringscouringsscoutscrapscrap ironscrappingscrapsscumscum of the earthscurfsend awaysend offsend packingsewagesewerageshadowshardshardsshavingshavingsshove awayshunshut outslackslagslopslopssloughsnubsoilspurnstand aloofstrawstubblestumpsuppresssurvivalsweepingsswilltabootaretaresthrow awaythrow outthrowawaythrust backtraceturnturn awayturn backturn downturn outvestigevote nayvote negativelywaifwaifs and strayswaiveward offwastagewaste matterwastepaperwastrelweedweedswithhold
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Sample sentences
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How do you expect to weather the financial storm when the bank refuses to extend a helping hand?
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Emily has such a sweet tooth she never refuses candy.
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He refuses formula.
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