no thank you
Courteous rejection phrase
No thank you is a polite refusal or declination, softer than a flat no: Would you like more coffee? No thank you.
The phrase maintains courtesy while rejecting an offer.
It can carry edge when the offer itself is unwelcome: A second date? No thank you.
Often shortened to no thanks.
Decrease or refuse
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- passMove beyond or decline
- dismissalRemoval from position
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
denial · veto · nay · disinterest · nonacceptance · spurn · renunciation · repudiation
Customs of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- tactSensitivity in speech
diplomacy · decorum · propriety · graciousness · consideration · respectful · genteel · cordial
Recognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- gratefulFeeling thankful
blessing · grace · obliged · indebted · appreciative
Tactful and sensitive
- gentleSoft and kind
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- deferentialShowing humble submission
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
discreet · tactful · subtle · sensitive · mindful · delicate · careful · restrained
decline
Decrease or refuse
rebuff · denial · veto · nay · disinterest · nonacceptance · spurn · renunciation · repudiation · objection
manners
Customs of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
tact · diplomacy · decorum · propriety · graciousness · consideration · respectful · genteel · cordial · decency
appreciation
Recognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
grateful · blessing · grace · obliged · indebted · appreciative
diplomatic
Tactful and sensitive
- gentleSoft and kind
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- deferentialShowing humble submission
measured · discreet · tactful · subtle · sensitive · mindful · delicate · careful · restrained · soft
no thank youyes
Opposite of no
thank you · I accept · absolutely · gladly · of course
no thank youabsolutely
Completely, without exception
sign me up · hell yes · I'm in · definitely · enthusiastically
thank, you, thanks, thankful, thankfully, thankfulness, unthankful, thanksgiving, thanking