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refusing

ADJECTIVE

negative

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adverse gloomy pessimistic unfavorable weak

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abrogating annulling anti con contrary contravening denying disallowing disavowing dissenting gainsaying impugning invalidating jaundiced naysaying neutralizing nullifying opposing recusant rejecting removed resisting

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against antagonistic balky colorless counteractive cynical detrimental dissentient nugatory privative repugnant resistive unaffirmative unenthusiastic uninterested unwilling

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favorable

WEAK

good positive

ADJECTIVE

noncompliant

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belligerent irregular negative refractory

WEAK

contumacious declinatory declining divergent impatient objecting rebellious recalcitrant restive truculent

Antonyms

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compliant obedient subservient willing

NOUN

denial

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disapproval rebuttal rejection repudiation retraction veto

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adjuration brush-off contradiction declination disavowal disclaimer disproof dissent forswearing nay negation negative nix nonacceptance prohibition protestation rebuff refutal refutation renouncement renunciation repulse turndown

WEAK

abstaining cold shoulder controversion disallowance dismissing gainsaying noncommittal refraining rejecting renegement repudiating statement abnegation

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allowance approval confirmation ratification sanction

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agreement permission

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affirmation avowal claim corroboration vouching

NOUN

traversal

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abnegation adjuration brush-off contradiction declination disaffirmation disapproval disavowal disclaimer disproof dissent forswearing nay negation negative nix nonacceptance prohibition protestation rebuff rebuttal refutal refutation rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse retraction statement turndown veto

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abstaining cold shoulder controversion disaffirmance disallowance dismissing gainsaying noncommittal refraining rejecting renegement repudiating

Antonyms

STRONG

OK acceptance agreement allowance approval confirmation corroboration endorsement permission ratification sanction

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One user posted a screenshot of Fable refusing to answer a query on basic cellular anatomy: “Tell me about mitochondria.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Living in separate homes, acting as if your house is a teenage crash pad and refusing to make any changes to his habits treats you like girlfriend/boyfriend rather than husband/wife.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

He is eating unwisely, refusing nursing advice, and ignoring doctor's orders.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

refusing

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