Synonyms for turn down
turn down

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1. turn downverb

   Antonyms:
   turn up

2. turn downverb

   He turned down all our offers of help.

   Antonyms:
   turn up

3. turn downverb

   Antonyms:
   turn up

4. turn downverb

   Turn down the blankets to let them air out.

   Antonyms:
   turn up

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1. refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declineverb

   refuse to accept

   "He refused my offer of hospitality"

   Synonyms:
   freeze off, reject, rule out, go down, deny, resist, worsen, winnow out, lower, correct, decline, lour, spurn, pooh-pooh, wane, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, turn away, refuse, eliminate, slump

2. reject, turn down, turn away, refuseverb

   refuse entrance or membership

   "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

   Synonyms:
   freeze off, eliminate, rule out, avert, deflect, deny, resist, bend, winnow out, lower, decline, lour, spurn, pass up, pooh-pooh, reject, disapprove, disdain, scorn, defy, turn away, refuse

3. reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn downverb

   reject with contempt

   "She spurned his advances"

   Synonyms:
   freeze off, eliminate, rule out, lower, resist, despise, winnow out, contemn, decline, lour, spurn, pass up, pooh-pooh, reject, disapprove, disdain, scorn, turn away, refuse

4. turn downverb

   take a downward direction

   "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

   Synonyms:
   lour, turn away, reject, refuse, pass up, pooh-pooh, lower, spurn, scorn, freeze off, disdain, decline

5. turn down, lower, lourverb

   make lower or quieter

   "turn down the volume of a radio"

   Synonyms:
   glower, depress, freeze off, reject, get down, scorn, take down, frown, lower, decline, lour, spurn, bring down, pooh-pooh, let down, disdain, pass up, turn away, refuse

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1. • Decrease
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1. turn down

   Synonyms:
   fold down, double down

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1. Keenan Austin Reed:

   For some folks... when you're made these offers off of the Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill's the most money your family has ever seen someone make. And that's very hard to turn down, her rise shows you what is possible.

2. Keri Peterson:

   Exercise on a regular basis helps to turn down the production of stress hormones. So it helps avoid the damage to our health that prolonged stress can cause, studies have found that exercise is a potent antidepressant, anti-anxiety and sleeping aid for many people.

3. Elliott Abrams:

   Maybe it's possible to just turn down the heat.

4. Francis Cissna:

   I would like people to keep in mind. . . whatever they do, I would hope that we, at USCIS, would be able to turn down these people. . . if we think they’re a public safety threat. . . if someone is a gang member. . . even if they do n’t have a conviction.

5. Will Ferrell:

   I would have had to promote the movie from an honest place, which would've been, like,' Oh no, it's not good. I just couldn't turn down that much money,' and I thought,' Can I actually say those words ? I don't think I can, so I guess I can't do the movie.'.