English

Detailed Synonyms for refuse in English

refuse:

to refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)

  1. to refuse
    to refuse; to decline; to reject; to turn down
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • decline verb (declines, declined, declining)
    • reject verb (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • turn down verb (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 verb (disapproves, disapproved, disapproving)
    • reject verb (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • repudiate verb (repudiates, repudiated, repudiating)
    • decline verb (declines, declined, declining)
    • denounce verb (denounces, denounced, denouncing)
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • disclaim verb (disclaims, disclaimed, disclaiming)
    • spurn verb (spurns, spurned, spurning)
    • turn down verb (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • object to verb (objects to, objected to, objecting to)
  3. to refuse
    – show unwillingness towards 1
    to decline; to refuse
    – show unwillingness towards 1
    • decline verb (declines, declined, declining)
      • he declined to join the group on a hike1
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
  4. to refuse
    – refuse to let have 1
    to refuse; to deny
    – refuse to let have 1
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • deny verb (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 verb (declines, declined, declining)
    • reject verb (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
      • He refused my offer of hospitality1
    • turn down verb (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • pass up verb
  6. to refuse
    – refuse entrance or membership 1
    to reject; to refuse; to turn down; to turn away
    – refuse entrance or membership 1
    • reject verb (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • Black people were often rejected by country clubs1
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • turn down verb (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • turn away verb (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 verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verb (resists, resisted, resisting)
    • defy verb (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 verb (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • His body rejected the liver of the donor1
    • refuse verb (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verb (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 ~] noun

  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

Related Words for "refuse":


Alternate Synonyms for "refuse":


Antonyms for "refuse":


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