Synonyms for re-fusing

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : ri-fyooz

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfyuz

Top 10 synonyms for re-fusing

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Définition of re-fusing

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 negative : adj bad, contradictory
As in noncompliant : adj unwilling to go along with something
As in traversal : noun denial
As in denial : noun dismissal, refusal of belief in
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

Example sentences :

She had been re-fusing a circuit, and the fuse hung limply in her hand, forgotten.
Extract from : « Evil Out of Onzar » by Mark Ganes

Antonyms for re-fusing

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