📖 Definitions of "Refusal"
noun
- 1
The act of refusing.
- 2
Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
🔄 Synonyms of "Refusal"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| declinationnoun | A refusal. |
| regretsnoun | a polite refusal of an invitation |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Refusal"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| declinationnoun | A refusal. |
| regretsnoun | a polite refusal of an invitation |
| rejectnoun | (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear. |
| disallowancenoun | The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance. |
| rejectionnoun | The act of rejecting. |
| denyverb | (transitive) To assert that something is not true. |
| repudiationnoun | The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating. |
| disavowalnoun | A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone. |
| rebuffnoun | A sudden resistance or refusal. |
| denyingnoun | The act of one who denies something; a denial. |
| refusenoun | Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage. |
| denialnoun | A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired. |
| avoidancenoun | The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. |
| reticencenoun | (uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner. |
| negationnoun | (uncountable) The act of negating something. |
| recusalnoun | An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest. |
| vetonoun | A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. |
| abstentionnoun | The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. |
| objectionnoun | A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to). |
| failnoun | (intransitive) To be unsuccessful. |
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