refusal synonyms

refusal

n.

rejection, repudiation, renunciation, rebuff, snub, turndown, nonacceptance, denial, disavowal, noncompliance, forbidding, veto, interdiction, proscription, ban, writ, enjoinment, exclusion, discountenancing, disallowance, negation, refutation, renouncement, repulse, withholding, disclaimer, nonconsent, unwillingness, regrets, abnegation, declination, repulsion, reversal, dissent, prohibition, disfavor, disapproval, curb, restraint, thumbs down*; see also opposition 2.

Antonyms consent*, approval*, acceptance.

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