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Synonyms for re-fuses
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : ri-fyooz |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfyuz |
Top 10 synonyms for re-fuses Other synonyms for the word re-fuses
- abjure
- abnegate
- abominate
- abstain
- abstain from
- absurdity
- air
- annul
- antagonize
- apostatize
- argue
- ashes
- assail
- assault
- assortment
- avoid
- balance
- balderdash
- balk
- baloney
- banish
- bar
- bate
- battle
- be above
- be against
- be allergic to
- be down on
- be reluctant
- be stingy
- be wasteful
- bear
- beat back
- beat off
- beg off
- beg to be excused
- begrudge
- beleaguer
- belittle
- bilk
- bit
- bits
- bits and pieces
- blackball
- blacklist
- blame
- blench
- block out
- blockade
- blow
- boggle
- bottom of barrel
- bounce
- boycott
- bridle
- brook
- brush aside
- brush off
- BS
- buck
- bull
- bunk
- burn
- butt
- by-product
- bypass
- cancel
- carrion
- carry-over
- cashier
- cast
- cast aside
- cast off
- cast out
- cavil
- cease
- censor
- censure
- challenge
- chase
- chastise
- check
- chill
- chuck
- cinders
- circumvent
- clam up
- clear
- close
- close out
- clutter
- cold-shoulder
- collateral
- combat
- complain
- conceal
- condemn
- confront
- confusion
- confute
- consider beneath one
- constrain
- consume
- contamination
- contemn
- contend
- continue
- contract
- contradict
- contravene
- control
- controvert
- cool
- corruption
- count out
- counteract
- countervail
- cover
- covet
- cower
- cramp
- crap
- crimp
- cringe
- criticize
- cross
- crouch
- crud
- crust
- curb
- cut
- cut off
- damn
- deaden
- debar
- debris
- decline
- decry
- deduct
- default
- defeat
- defect
- defer
- defilement
- deflect
- defy
- delay
- demur
- denounce
- deny
- deny oneself
- deplore
- deprecate
- deprive
- deride
- desert
- desist
- despise
- detain
- detest
- detract
- detritus
- die hard
- differ
- dirt
- disaccord
- disacknowledge
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disapprove
- disarray
- disavow
- disbelieve
- discard
- disclaim
- discommend
- discontinue
- discord
- discount
- discountenance
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disgust
- dishonor
- disinherit
- dislike
- dismiss
- disorder
- disown
- disparage
- dispense with
- dispraise
- disprove
- dispute
- disregard
- dissent
- dissipate
- ditch
- divide
- divorce oneself from
- do without
- dodge
- don't buy
- double
- doubt
- draw back
- dregs
- drive away
- drive back
- drive off
- drive out
- drivel
- drop
- drop out
- droppings
- dross
- duck
- duel
- dummy up
- dump
- dung
- dunghill
- dust
- dust bunnies
- earth
- eject
- eliminate
- elude
- embargo
- embarrassment
- endure
- enjoin
- enjoin from
- enough
- envy
- escape
- eschew
- estop
- etcetera
- evade
- evict
- except
- excess
- excessiveness
- exclude
- excrement
- execrate
- exile
- exorbitance
- expostulate
- extinguish
- extravagance
- extravagancy
- extravagantness
- extrude
- exuberance
- fail
- fail to exploit
- fast
- fat
- feces
- feculence
- feel repugnance
- fence off
- fence-sit
- fend off
- fight
- fight back
- filth
- filthiness
- find disgusting
- find fault with
- find unacceptable
- flakes
- flinch
- flout
- flush
- fly in the face of
- foolishness
- forbear
- forbid
- force back
- force off
- force out
- forget
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- foul matter
- foulness
- fragment
- fragments
- free oneself of
- freeze out
- fritter
- frown on
- frustrate
- fulsomeness
- gainsay
- garbage
- get around
- get rid of
- gibe
- gilings
- give a pain
- give a wide berth
- give cold shoulder to
- give the cold shoulder
- give the go by
- give the runaround
- give thumbs down
- give thumbs down to
- give up
- glut
- go back on word
- go on the wagon
- goo
- gook
- granules
- grime
- grit
- ground
- gunk
- halt
- hang back
- hangover
- hash
- hate
- have aversion to
- have no part of
- have no use for
- have nothing to do with
- heel
- hem and haw
- hesitate
- hide
- hide out
- hinder
- hodgepodge
- hogwash
- hokum
- hold
- hold aloof from
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- hold in contempt
- hold off
- hold out
- hold out against
- hold out on
- hooey
- horsefeathers
- huddle
- husks
- ice out
- ignore
- impugn
- impurity
- inhibit
- interdict
- interfere
- inundation
- jettison
- jilt
- jumble
- jungle
- junk
- keep
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep at bay
- keep away from
- keep back
- keep clear of
- keep from
- keep off
- keep out
- keep secret
- keep to oneself
- keep under one's hat
- keep under wraps
- kick
- kill
- knickknacks
- knock down
- lash out at
- lava
- lavishness
- leave alone
- leave out
- leaving
- leavings
- lees
- leftover
- leftovers
- limit
- lint
- litter
- lock out
- loess
- look askance at
- look down nose at
- look down on
- lose
- lumber
- luxuriance
- maintain
- make excuses
- make fun of
- manure
- mask
- medley
- mélange
- melee
- mind
- minimize
- mire
- miscellaneous paraphernalia
- miscellany
- mishmash
- misprize
- miss
- mixed bag
- mock
- motley
- muck
- mud
- muddle
- nastiness
- negate
- negative
- neglect
- neutralize
- nimiety
- nix
- not accept
- not budge
- not budget
- not buy
- not care to
- not go for
- not hear of
- not heed
- not think of
- notions
- novelties
- nullify
- object
- object to
- obstruct
- obverse
- obviate
- occlude
- oddment
- oddments
- odds and ends
- offal
- olio
- omit
- ooze
- oppose
- ordure
- ostracize
- oust
- outlaw
- overabundance
- overdose
- overflow
- overkill
- overload
- overlook
- overmuch
- overplus
- override
- overrun
- oversupply
- overweight
- palm off
- pan
- parry
- particles
- pass
- pass by
- pass on
- pass over
- pass up
- patchwork
- pause
- persevere
- persist
- pettifog
- pieces
- pinch
- plenty
- plethora
- pod
- pooh-pooh
- poppycock
- postpone
- potpourri
- powder
- preclude
- prevent
- profusion
- prohibit
- proscribe
- protest
- push back
- pussyfoot
- put down
- put in one's place
- put off
- put out
- put to flight
- put up a fight
- put up an argument
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- quail
- quash
- quell
- quit
- rags
- rash
- rat
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rebut
- recant
- recede
- recoil
- recrement
- redundance
- redundancy
- refrain
- refuse
- refuse admittance
- refuse to receive
- refute
- regret
- reject
- rejectamenta
- relic
- reluct
- remain
- remain firm
- remainder
- remains
- remnant
- remnants
- remonstrate
- remove
- renege
- renig
- renounce
- repeal
- repel
- reprehend
- repress
- reprobate
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- rescind
- resent
- reserve
- residue
- residuum
- resist
- rest
- restrain
- retain
- retire
- retract
- retreat
- reverse
- revoke
- revolt
- rid oneself of
- ridicule
- ridiculousness
- riffraff
- rot
- rottenness
- rubbish
- rubble
- ruin
- ruins
- rule out
- rummage
- run down
- sacrifice
- salvage
- sand
- say no
- say no to
- say no way
- say not a chance
- say nothing doing
- scattering
- scobs
- scoff
- scoff at
- scoria
- scorn
- scotch
- scourings
- scout
- scramble
- scrap
- scraps
- screen
- scruple
- scum
- seclude
- second
- sediment
- segregate
- send away
- send off
- send regrets
- set aside
- sewage
- shake
- shake off
- shard
- shavings
- shed
- shell
- shirk
- shoot down
- shrink from
- shroud
- shuck
- shudder
- shuffle
- shun
- shut off
- shut out
- shut the door on
- shy
- sicken
- sideline
- silt
- sinter
- sit on
- sit on one's hands
- sit on the fence
- sit out
- skip
- slag
- slam
- sleaze
- slight
- slime
- slink
- slip
- slop
- slops
- slough
- sludge
- slush
- smother
- smut
- sneer
- sneer at
- sneeze at
- snub
- soil
- soot
- spare
- spike
- spurn
- squander
- stall
- stand aloof from
- stand up against
- stand up to
- starve
- stave off
- stay
- stay shy of
- steer clear
- steer clear of
- stick
- stickle
- stifle
- still
- stint
- stonewall
- stop
- stop oneself
- strain
- strike
- struggle against
- stump
- suffer
- sundries
- sundry items
- superabundance
- supererogation
- superfluity
- suppress
- surfeit
- surplus
- suspend
- sweep aside
- sweepings
- swill
- taboo
- take dim view of
- take exception
- take exception to
- take the cure
- take the pledge
- taunt
- tell off
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- the limit
- this and that
- throw away
- throw off
- throw out
- thumbs down
- thwart
- too much
- too much of a good thing
- trace
- trash
- traverse
- trifle
- turn
- turn aside
- turn away
- turn back on
- turn deaf ear to
- turn down
- turn from
- turn nose up at
- turn off
- turn one's back on
- turn out
- turn thumbs down
- twaddle
- unburden
- uncleanness
- undervalue
- untidiness
- upset apple cart
- vacillate
- vary
- veil
- vestige
- veto
- wait and see
- ward off
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- waste
- waste matter
- wastefulness
- waver
- weasel out of
- weather
- welsh
- wince
- withdraw
- withhold
- withhold patronage
- withstand
- worm out of
- wrangle
- wreck
- wreckage
- zing
Définition of re-fuses
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French refuser "reject, disregard, avoid" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *refusare, frequentative form from past participle stem of Latin refundere "pour back, give back" (see refund (v.)). Related: Refused; refusing.
- As in junk : noun odds and ends; garbage
- As in litter : noun mess, debris
- As in odds and ends : noun miscellaneous grouping
- As in refuse : noun garbage
- As in remainder : noun balance, residue
- As in rubbish : noun garbage
- As in trash : noun garbage
- As in swill : noun garbage
- As in dross : noun remains
- As in muck : noun messy substance
- As in offal : noun garbage
- As in slag : noun debris
- As in chaff : noun waste
- As in crap : noun rubbish
- As in oddment : noun odds and ends
- As in sundries : noun odds and ends
- As in superfluousness : noun excess
- As in debris : noun litter, waste
- As in dust : noun tiny particles in the air
- As in excess : noun overabundance of something
- As in filth : noun dirt, pollution
- As in hogwash : noun nonsense
- As in kill : verb turn off; cancel
- As in loathe : verb dislike strongly
- As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
- As in pass : verb decide not to do
- As in rebuff : verb turn away; give the cold shoulder
- As in refuse : verb deny; say no
- As in reject : verb say no to
- As in repel : verb push away; repulse
- As in repudiate : verb reject; turn one's back on
- As in repulse : verb make sick
- As in resist : verb withstand, oppose
- As in balk : verb stop short
- As in scorn : verb hold in contempt; look down on
- As in bar : verb prohibit
- As in shrink : verb recoil, shy away
- As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
- As in shut off/shut out : verb exclude; screen
- As in spurn : verb turn away; ignore
- As in throw away : verb dispose of
- As in throw away : verb waste
- As in turn down : verb reject
- As in veto : verb refuse permission
- As in withhold : verb keep back
- As in brush off : verb ignore
- As in hold back : verb repress
- As in boycott : verb ban; refrain from using
- As in shut out : verb exclude
- As in debar : verb prohibit
- As in decline : verb say no
- As in demur : verb disagree
- As in deny : verb disagree, renounce, decline
- As in disallow : verb reject, prohibit
- As in disapprove : verb condemn
- As in disavow : verb reject
- As in disclaim : verb deny
- As in disdain : verb scorn
- As in dissent : verb disagree
- As in exclude : verb expel, forbid
- As in fend off : verb keep at bay
- As in grudge : verb feel resentful; give unwillingly
- As in hold back/hold off : verb repress
Antonyms for re-fuses
- abandon
- accede
- accept
- acknowledge
- add
- admire
- admit
- adore
- advance
- advocate
- affirm
- agitate
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- arrangement
- ascend
- assent
- assets
- assist
- attend
- attract
- authorize
- base
- be content
- be generous
- be happy
- be willing
- bear
- begin
- believe
- build
- build up
- buy
- cease
- cherish
- choose
- claim
- cleanliness
- clear
- commend
- compliment
- comply
- concede
- concur
- confess
- confirm
- conform
- confront
- consent
- continue
- core
- corroborate
- create
- credit
- dearth
- deficiency
- deny
- deprivation
- desert
- develop
- disclose
- discontinue
- disturb
- divulge
- do
- draw
- economy
- embrace
- emphasize
- enchant
- encounter
- encourage
- endorse
- enforce
- enlarge
- esteem
- exalt
- expand
- expose
- face
- fall behind
- favor
- few
- flatter
- forge
- forgive
- free
- frugality
- get
- give
- give birth
- give in
- give up
- go
- go along
- go up
- grant
- grow
- heed
- help
- hoard
- hold
- hug
- improve
- include
- incorporate
- increase
- indulge
- information
- initiate
- insufficiency
- irritate
- join
- keep
- lack
- laud
- lay bare
- leave
- let go
- let in
- let out
- liberate
- light
- like
- little
- live
- look at
- loosen
- lose
- lot
- love
- make easier
- meet
- method
- moderation
- neatness
- need
- note
- notice
- offer
- OK
- open
- order
- orderliness
- organization
- own
- pay attention
- permit
- please
- possessions
- poverty
- praise
- privation
- promote
- property
- purification
- purity
- push
- quit
- ratify
- receive
- recognize
- regard
- reject
- release
- remember
- respect
- retain
- reveal
- rise
- sanction
- save
- say yes
- scarcity
- sense
- shortcoming
- show
- singularity
- soothe
- start
- sterility
- stop
- stretch
- succeed
- support
- surrender
- system
- take
- take in
- take on
- tell
- trust
- truth
- turn on
- uncover
- unfasten
- uphold
- use
- validate
- valuables
- veto
- vouch for
- vow
- want
- welcome
- whole
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