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knockback

NOUN

refusal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban defiance exclusion noncompliance rejection reversal veto

STRONG

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

WEAK

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing nonconsent thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance allowance approval permission ratification sanction

STRONG

agreement attraction confirmation endorsement

WEAK

OK grant offer

NOUN

turndown

Synonyms

STRONG

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 regrets rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion reversal veto withholding writ

WEAK

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing nonconsent thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONG

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

Example Sentences

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The knockback for camizestrant isn’t a serious issue for the stock, analysts at Jefferies said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

If I did fall off the tour it would be nice to get a wildcard off World Snooker to keep playing, but you never know, they might give me a knockback as usual.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

And it was another knockback that spurred him to move on.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2020

That’s cleared, but then Lukaku is inches away from converting a Galloway knockback at the far post after a nice turn and cross from Stones.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2015

I've had a very good spell in my career and it was a long while since I'd had a serious knockback in my career.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2011

knockback

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