refused
Turned it down
Refused is the past tense of refuse—to decline, reject, or say no to something offered or requested.
She refused the invitation.
He refused to answer questions.
Things can also refuse in the sense of failing to work as expected: The engine refused to start.
The door refused to budge.
Refused or rejected
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- vetoedAuthoritatively rejected legislation
- nixedRejected or canceled
rebuffed · spurned · dismissed · disallowed · overruled · withheld · repudiated · nonacceptance
Rejected with contempt
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
cold shoulder · brushoff · cast aside · abandoned · forsaken · excluded · ostracized · blackballed
Unwilling to act
- averseOpposed or unwilling
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
adamant · unyielding · inflexible · intransigent · recalcitrant · obdurate · headstrong · balked
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- barredBlocked from entry
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- restrictedLimited in scope
off-limits · embargo · injunction · restraining order · blacklisted · excluded · disqualified · ineligible
Refused to yield
- defiedOpenly resisted authority
- disobeyedFailed to follow orders
- rebelledResisted those in charge
- protestedExpressed strong disagreement
dissented · noncompliance · insubordination · obstruction · boycott · revolt · mutiny · civil disobedience
turned down
Refused or rejected
nixed · rebuffed · spurned · dismissed · disallowed · overruled · withheld · repudiated · nonacceptance · pass
spurned
Rejected with contempt
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
rebuffed · cold shoulder · brushoff · cast aside · abandoned · forsaken · excluded · ostracized · blackballed · shut out
reluctant
Unwilling to act
- averseOpposed or unwilling
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- stubbornRefusing to change course
obstinate · adamant · unyielding · inflexible · intransigent · recalcitrant · obdurate · headstrong · balked · uncooperative
banned
Officially disallowed
restricted · off-limits · embargo · injunction · restraining order · blacklisted · excluded · disqualified · ineligible · unauthorized
resisted
Refused to yield
protested · dissented · noncompliance · insubordination · obstruction · boycott · revolt · mutiny · civil disobedience · standoff
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, off-limits
- speech verbssaid, says, asked, answered, replied
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- negativesno, not, never, none, nothing
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, declined
- I refuseFirm verbal rejection
- offer one can't refuseProposal backed by threat
- first refusalPriority purchasing right
- right to refuseAuthority to decline
- school refusalAnxiety-driven attendance problem
- refuse collectorOne who removes waste
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