refusal
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Synonyms:
rejection Collocations, repudiation, renunciation, rebuff, snub Collocations, turndown, nonacceptance, denial Collocations, disavowal, noncompliance, forbidding, veto, interdiction, proscription, ban Collocations, writ, enjoinment, exclusion, discountenancing, disallowance, negation, refutation, renouncement, repulse, withholding, disclaimer Collocations, nonconsent, unwillingness, regrets, abnegation, declination, repulsion, reversal Collocations, dissent, prohibition, disfavor, disapproval, curb Collocations, restraint Collocations, thumbs down, opposition, the old heave-ho
Antonyms:
consent Collocations, approval Collocations, acceptance Collocations, permission Collocations, license Collocations, OK Collocations, go-ahead, authorization Collocations, certification Collocations, confirmation Collocations, acknowledgement, the nod