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no
[noh]
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| Part of Speech: | adverb/interjection |
| Definition: | not |
| Synonyms: | absolutely not, by no means, negative, never, nix, no way, not at all, not by any means |
| Main Entry: | negation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contradiction, denial |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, antonym, blank, cancellation, contrary, converse, counterpart, disavowal, disclaimer, forget it, gainsaying, inverse, negatory, neutralization, no, nonexistence, nothingness, nullification, nullity, opposite, opposition, proscription, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, reverse, vacuity, veto, void |
| Antonyms: | allowance, approval, permission |
| Main Entry: | refusal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | denial of responsibility; unwillingness |
| Synonyms: | abnegation, ban, choice, cold shoulder, declension, declination, defiance, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, discountenancing, disfavor, dissent, enjoinment, exclusion, forbidding, interdiction, knockback, negation, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, option, pass*, prohibition, proscription, rebuff, refutation, regrets, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, reversal, thumbs down, turndown, veto, withholding, writ |
| Antonyms: | approval, grant, offer, ok, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whoops |
| Part of Speech: | interjection |
| Definition: | oops |
| Synonyms: | no, oh, oh-oh, oops-a-daisy, sorry, uh-oh |
| Main Entry: | thumbs down |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rejection |
| Synonyms: | declining, disapproval, dissatisfaction, no, ostracism, rebuff, red light, refusal, snub, turndown, veto |
| Antonyms: | approval, thumbs up, welcome, yes |
| Main Entry: | nix |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | none |
| Synonyms: | forbidding, no, nothing, refusal, sprite, veto |
| Main Entry: | turndown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refusal |
| Synonyms: | abnegation, ban, choice, cold shoulder, declension, declination, defiance, denial, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, discountenancing, disfavor, dissent, enjoinment, exclusion, forbidding, interdiction, knockback, negation, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, option, pass*, prohibition, proscription, rebuff, refutation, regrets, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, reversal, thumbs down, veto, withholding, writ |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | refusal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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deaf to, impossible, not to be thought of, not willing to hear of, out of the question, recusant, refusing, restiff, restive, uncomplying, unconsenting, ungranted
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