Antonyms for re buffed
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : noun ri-buhf, ree-buhf; verb ri-buhf |
Phonetic Transcription : noun rɪˈbʌf, ˈri bʌf; verb rɪˈbʌf |
- abet
- accede
- accept
- accomplish
- achieve
- acknowledge
- admire
- admit
- advance
- affirm
- agree
- aid
- allow
- allowed
- approve
- ascend
- assist
- attend
- attract
- be friendly
- believe
- build up
- cherish
- choose
- claim
- commend
- complete
- compliment
- concede
- concern
- concur
- confess
- confront
- consent
- consented to
- continue
- corroborate
- credit
- deal with
- defend
- do
- draw
- embrace
- enchant
- encounter
- encourage
- endorse
- esteem
- expedite
- face
- facilitate
- finish
- flatter
- forgive
- forward
- free
- go along
- grant
- guard
- heat
- heed
- help
- hug
- include
- increase
- indulge
- keep
- laud
- lay bare
- let go
- let in
- liberate
- like
- look at
- love
- make vulnerable
- meet
- note
- notice
- nurture
- offer
- OK
- open
- pay attention
- permit
- permitted
- please
- praise
- protect
- ratify
- recognize
- regard
- release
- respect
- rise
- sanction
- see
- socialize
- soothe
- succeed
- support
- take
- take care of
- take in
- take on
- trust
- validate
- want
- warm
- watch
- welcome
Definition of re buffed
Origin :- 1580s, from obsolete French rebuffer "to check, snub," from Italian ribuffare "to check, chide, snide," from ribuffo "a snub," from ri- "back" (from Latin re-, see re-) + buffo "a puff," of imitative origin (cf. buffet (v.)). Related: Rebuffed; rebuffing.
- As in refused : adj declined
- As in neglect : verb be indifferent, leave alone
- As in parry : verb ward off, circumvent
- As in pooh-pooh : verb dismiss
- 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 repulse : verb push away
- As in repulse : verb make sick
- As in snub : verb give someone the cold shoulder
- As in spurn : verb turn away; ignore
- As in turn down : verb reject
- As in ward/ward off : verb defend, guard
- As in brush off : verb ignore
- As in brush aside/brush off : verb ignore; refuse
- As in stonewall : verb delay
- As in censure : verb condemn; criticize severely
- As in check : verb hinder, restrain
- As in deny : verb disagree, renounce, decline
- As in disallow : verb reject, prohibit
- As in fend off : verb keep at bay
Synonyms for re buffed
- abjure
- abnegate
- abuse
- act cool
- admonish
- affront
- air
- animadvert
- anticipate
- arrest
- asperse
- attack
- avert
- avoid
- backbite
- baffle
- ban
- banned
- bar
- beat back
- beat off
- beg off
- begrudge
- belittle
- berate
- bit
- blame
- block
- blocked
- bottleneck
- boycott
- bridle
- brush aside
- brush off
- buck
- burn
- burr
- bypass
- call on
- cancel
- carp at
- cashier
- cast aside
- cast off
- cast out
- castigate
- cavil
- censor
- censure
- chase away
- chastise
- check
- checkmate
- chide
- chill
- choke
- chuck
- circumvent
- cold-shoulder
- condemn
- confront
- constrain
- contemn
- contradict
- contravene
- control
- controvert
- cool
- counteract
- cross
- curb
- cut
- cut dead
- cut short
- cut up
- debar
- decline
- defeat
- deflect
- delay
- demur
- denied
- denigrate
- denounce
- deny
- deprecate
- depreciate
- desist
- despise
- deter
- detest
- disaccord
- disacknowledge
- disallow
- disapprove
- disavow
- disavowed
- disbelieve
- discard
- discipline
- disclaim
- discount
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- disgust
- dismiss
- dismissed
- disown
- disowned
- disparage
- dispense with
- disprove
- dispute
- disregard
- dissent
- divert
- dodge
- doubt
- drive away
- drive back
- drive off
- drop
- duck
- duel
- dump
- eliminate
- elude
- embargo
- en garde
- enjoin from
- eschew
- evade
- exclude
- exprobate
- fence
- fend
- fend off
- fight
- fight off
- filibuster
- find fault with
- flout
- flush
- foil
- forbid
- forbidden
- force back
- force off
- forestall
- forgo
- forsake
- forsaken
- frustrate
- gainsay
- get after
- get rid of
- give a pain
- give cold shoulder to
- give the brush
- give the cold shoulder
- give thumbs down to
- halt
- harness
- have no time for
- have nothing to do with
- heave-ho
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- hold in contempt
- hold off
- hold out
- humble
- humiliate
- ice
- ice out
- ignore
- impede
- impugn
- incriminate
- inhibit
- interrupt
- jettison
- jilt
- judge
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep at bay
- keep back
- keep off
- keep one's distance
- kick
- kick in the teeth
- kill
- knock
- knock down
- lash out at
- laugh off
- lecture
- let go
- limit
- live with
- look askance
- look coldly upon
- look down on
- look right through
- make excuses
- make light of
- moderate
- mortify
- negate
- negative
- neglect
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- nix
- not budge
- not budget
- not buy
- not care for
- not care to
- not give time of day
- not hear of
- nullify
- obstruct
- obviate
- offend
- oppose
- ostracize
- overlook
- override
- overthrow
- parry
- pass by
- pass on
- pass over
- pass up
- pause
- pay no attention to
- pay no mind
- pick apart
- play down
- play for time
- preclude
- pretermit
- prevent
- prohibited
- proscribe
- protest
- pull apart
- push back
- put down
- put in one's place
- put off
- put the chill on
- put to flight
- read out
- rebuff
- rebuffed
- rebuke
- rebut
- recant
- reduce
- refuse
- refuse to receive
- refute
- regret
- rein in
- reject
- rejected
- reluct
- remonstrate
- renounce
- repel
- repelled
- reprehend
- repress
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- repudiate
- repudiated
- repulse
- resist
- restrain
- retard
- revoke
- revolt
- rule out
- sacrifice
- say no
- say no to
- scant
- scoff
- scoff at
- scold
- scorn
- scout
- scrap
- scratch
- second
- send away
- send off
- send regrets
- set aside
- set back
- shame
- shed
- shirk
- shoot down
- shrug off
- shun
- shut out
- sicken
- sidestep
- slacken pace
- slight
- slough
- slow down
- slur
- sneer
- sneer at
- sneeze at
- snob
- snub
- spurn
- spurned
- squelch
- stall
- stand up against
- stave off
- stay
- steer clear
- stop
- stymie
- suppress
- swank
- sweep aside
- taboo
- take exception to
- take to task
- tame
- tear apart
- tell off
- terminate
- throw away
- throw back
- throw out
- thwart
- traverse
- treat with contempt
- tune out
- turn
- turn aside
- turn away
- turn deaf ear to
- turn down
- turn from
- turn nose up at
- turn off
- turn one's back on
- turn thumbs down
- turned down
- underestimate
- upbraid
- upstage
- veto
- vetoed
- ward off
- wave aside
- withdraw
- withhold
- withstand
- zing
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