refuses
Will not accept
Refuses is the verb refuse in its third-person singular form, expressing unwillingness to do, accept, or give something.
When someone refuses, they decline or reject what is offered or requested: She refuses to answer questions about her past.
A door or lock that refuses to open simply won't cooperate.
The noun refuse, pronounced differently with stress on the first syllable, means garbage or waste material.
Refuses or discards
- deniesDeclares something untrue
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- spurnsRejects with disdain
- turns downDeclines or reduces
declines · dismisses · snubs · repudiates · vetoes · nixes · disallows · withholds
Discarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- discardsThings thrown away
litter · debris · junk · detritus · leftovers · rejects · castoffs · dregs
Actively withstands force
- disobeysRefuses to follow orders
- defiesOpenly resists or challenges
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
objects · dissents · holds out · won't budge · digs in · pushes back · noncompliance · insubordination
Officially disallows something
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- prohibitsLegally bars action
- blocksObstructs or sections
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
restricts · excludes · vetoes · disallows · interdicts · embargoes · proscribes · blacklists
rejects
Refuses or discards
turns down · declines · dismisses · snubs · repudiates · vetoes · nixes · disallows · withholds · disapproves
garbage
Discarded waste material
discards · litter · debris · junk · detritus · leftovers · rejects · castoffs · dregs · dross
resists
Actively withstands force
protests · objects · dissents · holds out · won't budge · digs in · pushes back · noncompliance · insubordination · obstinacy
forbids
Officially disallows something
bars · restricts · excludes · vetoes · disallows · interdicts · embargoes · proscribes · blacklists · shuts out
- repelsrepels, wards off, keeps away, fends off, drives away
refusesaccepts
Consents to receive
agrees · consents · acquiesces · assents · complies
- 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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