Synonyms for refusal
rɪˈfyu zəlre·fusal

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1. refusalnoun

   The act of refusing.

   Synonyms:
   repudiation, abnegation, declination

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1. refusal

   Synonyms:
   departure, egress, ejection, exclusion, exit, expulsion, rejection, withdrawal

   Antonyms:
   access, accession, adit, admission, admittance, approach, door, doorway, entrance, entrée, entry, gate, gateway, ingress, inlet, introduction, opening, penetration, portal

Princeton's WordNet

1. refusalnoun

   the act of refusing

2. refusalnoun

   a message refusing to accept something that is offered

Matched Categories

1. • Denial
   • Message

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1. refusalnoun

   Synonyms:
   denial

2. refusalnoun

   Synonyms:
   option, choice of accepting or declining

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1. refusalnoun

   Synonyms:
   dissent, denial, non-acceptance, negation, option, preëmption

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1. List of paraphrases for "refusal":

   denial, refusals, rejection, refusing, refused, negative, refuse, refus, unwillingness, denied, failure, rejected, non-acceptance, reluctance, negation, declination

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1. Mitt Romney:

   There is only one logical explanation for Mr. Trump's refusal to release his returns: There is a bombshell in them.

2. Roger Severino:

   For decades Californians could choose whether or not they wanted abortion-free health insurance coverage until California took away that option, hHS is assessing the recent letter from the California Attorney General and all appropriate remedies in light of California's continued refusal to comply with federal law.

3. David Asher:

   The coverup continues via refusal to allow WHO access, accept CDC offers to assist, and simply tell the truth of this pandemic’s endemic dangerous, incessant and pernicious injurious traits, which has caused huge injury to the American people and citizens of the world, Chinese citizens included, does anyone sane doubt that?

4. Justice Antonin Scalia:

   The Declaration of Independence, however, is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to deny or disparage other rights is far removed from affirming any one of them, and even farther removed from authorizing judges to identify what they might be, and to enforce the judges' list against laws duly enacted by the people.

5. Katy Perry:

   It’s a combination of compassion, humility, sternness and refusal. He is rebel – a rebel for Jesus, he is bringing the Church back to humility and connecting with people. He’s very humble and not frivolous.