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Detailed Synonyms for refuse in English

refuse:

to refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)

  1. to refuse
    to refuse; to decline; to reject; to turn down
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • decline verbe (declines, declined, declining)
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
  2. to refuse
    to disapprove; to reject; to repudiate; to decline; to denounce; to refuse; to disclaim; to spurn; to turn down; to object to
    • disapprove verbe (disapproves, disapproved, disapproving)
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • repudiate verbe (repudiates, repudiated, repudiating)
    • decline verbe (declines, declined, declining)
    • denounce verbe (denounces, denounced, denouncing)
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • disclaim verbe (disclaims, disclaimed, disclaiming)
    • spurn verbe (spurns, spurned, spurning)
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • object to verbe (objects to, objected to, objecting to)
  3. to refuse
    – show unwillingness towards 1
    to decline; to refuse
    – show unwillingness towards 1
    • decline verbe (declines, declined, declining)
      • he declined to join the group on a hike1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
  4. to refuse
    – refuse to let have 1
    to refuse; to deny
    – refuse to let have 1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • deny verbe (denies, denied, denying)
      • She denies me every pleasure1
      • he denies her her weekly allowance1
  5. to refuse
    – refuse to accept 1
    to decline; to reject; to refuse; to turn down; pass up
    – refuse to accept 1
    • decline verbe (declines, declined, declining)
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
      • He refused my offer of hospitality1
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • pass up verbe
  6. to refuse
    – refuse entrance or membership 1
    to reject; to refuse; to turn down; to turn away
    – refuse entrance or membership 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • Black people were often rejected by country clubs1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • turn away verbe (turns away, turned away, turning away)
  7. to refuse
    – elude, especially in a baffling way 1
    to refuse; to resist; to defy
    – elude, especially in a baffling way 1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • defy verbe (defies, defied, defying)
      • This behavior defies explanation1
  8. to refuse
    – resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 1
    to reject; to refuse; to resist
    – resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • His body rejected the liver of the donor1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)

Conjugations for refuse:

present
  1. refuse
  2. refuse
  3. refuses
  4. refuse
  5. refuse
  6. refuse
simple past
  1. refused
  2. refused
  3. refused
  4. refused
  5. refused
  6. refused
present perfect
  1. have refused
  2. have refused
  3. has refused
  4. have refused
  5. have refused
  6. have refused
past continuous
  1. was refusing
  2. were refusing
  3. was refusing
  4. were refusing
  5. were refusing
  6. were refusing
future
  1. shall refuse
  2. will refuse
  3. will refuse
  4. shall refuse
  5. will refuse
  6. will refuse
continuous present
  1. am refusing
  2. are refusing
  3. is refusing
  4. are refusing
  5. are refusing
  6. are refusing
subjunctive
  1. be refused
  2. be refused
  3. be refused
  4. be refused
  5. be refused
  6. be refused
diverse
  1. refuse!
  2. let's refuse!
  3. refused
  4. refusing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

refuse [the ~] nom

  1. the refuse
    the waste; the rubbish; the refuse; the litter
  2. the refuse
    the scum; the scrap; the trash; the dregs; the dross; the refuse; the vermin; the offal; the riff-raff
  3. the refuse
    – food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) 1
    the refuse; the garbage; the scraps; the food waste
    – food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) 1

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Related Definitions for "refuse":

  1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)1
  2. show unwillingness towards1
  3. refuse to let have1
  4. refuse to accept1
    • He refused my offer of hospitality1
  5. refuse entrance or membership1
  6. elude, especially in a baffling way1
  7. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ1

Related Synonyms for refuse