regrets

decline rejection turndown

declining

alibi apology justification pretext rationalization substitute trick

cleanup cover defense disguise evasion expedient extenuation grounds jive makeshift mitigation plea routine semblance shift song stall stopgap story subterfuge vindication whitewash

come-off cop-out cover story coverup fish story song and dance why and wherefore

permanent

ban defiance exclusion noncompliance rejection reversal veto

abnegation choice declension declination disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion turndown withholding writ

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing knockback nonconsent thumbs-down

acceptance allowance approval permission ratification sanction

agreement attraction confirmation endorsement

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abnegation ban choice declension declination defiance denial disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment exclusion forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance noncompliance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion reversal veto withholding writ

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing knockback nonconsent thumbs-down

acceptance acquiescence admittance agreement allowance approval attraction confirmation endorsement inclusion permission ratification sanction welcome