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Rebuff

🔄 Synonyms of "Rebuff"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
snubnoun	Conspicuously short.
repelverb	(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
brush offverb	(idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
repulsenoun	(transitive) To repel or drive back.
drive offverb	(idiomatic) To force to leave or go away.
fight offverb	To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
drive backverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To force someone or something to retreat or move away; repel.
slightverb	Minor; small in amount

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rebuff"

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Word	Definition
repelverb	(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
repulsenoun	The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
drive offnoun	Alternative spelling of drive-off. [The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.]
fight offverb	To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
slightnoun	The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
brush offnoun	Nonstandard spelling of brush-off. [An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.]
snubnoun	A deliberate affront or slight.
drive backverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To force someone or something to retreat or move away; repel.
rejectionnoun	The act of rejecting.
rejectnoun	(transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
refusalnoun	The act of refusing.
refusenoun	Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
rebutverb	To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
denounceverb	(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
condemnverb	(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
postponeverb	To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
spurnnoun	(ambitransitive) To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
pushnoun	An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
slapnoun	(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
brush-offnoun	An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.