Synonyms for refusal
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Noun
1. Denial — the act of refusing
denial, rejection, repudiation, disapproval, prohibition, dissent, no, negation, declination, repulse, negative, disallowance, turndown, abnegation, nonapproval, nonassent, non-consent, renunciation, dissension
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of refusing.
Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.
Related words
- Word family
- refuse
Forms
- Plural
- refusals → denials, rejections, repudiations, disapprovals…
Example sentences
- denial There are five stages of grief. Stage one: denial.
- rejection Ziri needs to find connection and avoid rejection.
- disapproval They communicate disapproval by shaking their heads.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| refusal | falling | |
| denial | steady | |
| rejection | steady | |
| disapproval | steady | |
| repudiation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- no1
- 6 letters
- option2, denial3
- 7 letters
- dissent2, repulse2
- 8 letters
- negative3, negation3, turndown2
- 9 letters
- rejection3, nonassent
- 10 letters
- dissension3, abnegation4
- 11 letters
- prohibition4, disapproval4, repudiation5, declination, nonapproval
- 12 letters
- renunciation5, disallowance4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (option2 = 2 syllables).