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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say no |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abstain, avoid, balk, beg to be excused, bypass, demur, deny, desist, disapprove, dismiss, don't buy, forbear, forgo, gainsay, nix, not accept, not hear of, not think of, pass on, refrain, refuse, reject, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, send regrets, shy, spurn, turn down, turn thumbs down |
| Notes: | one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered |
| Antonyms: | accept, say yes |
| Main Entry: | spurn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn away; ignore |
| Synonyms: | air, contemn, cut, decline, despise, disapprove, disdain, dismiss, disregard, drop, dump, flout, flush*, give the cold shoulder, hold in contempt, look down on, nix, not hear of, pass by, rebuff, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, repulse, scoff, scorn, slight, sneer, sneeze at, snub, steer clear, turn down, turn nose up at |
| Antonyms: | embrace, want, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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