REFUSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
   Synonym(s)
   • food waste (what does food waste mean?)
   • garbage (what does garbage mean?)
   • scraps (what does scraps mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) refuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • waste (what does waste mean?)
   • waste material (what does waste material mean?)
   • waste matter (what does waste matter mean?)
   • waste product (what does waste product mean?)

REFUSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • show unwillingness towards
   Synonym(s)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he declined to join the group on a hike
   Hypernyms(s) refuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • react (what does react mean?)
   • respond (what does respond mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • accept (what does accept mean?)
   • consent (what does consent mean?)
   • go for (what does go for mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • reject (what does reject mean?)
   • spurn (what does spurn mean?)
   • freeze off (what does freeze off mean?)
   • scorn (what does scorn mean?)
   • pooh-pooh (what does pooh-pooh mean?)
   • disdain (what does disdain mean?)
   • turn down (what does turn down mean?)
   • contract out (what does contract out mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • repudiate (what does repudiate mean?)
   • disobey (what does disobey mean?)
2. Meaning
   • refuse to let have
   Synonym(s)
   • deny (what does deny mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She denies me every pleasure
   • he denies her her weekly allowance
   Hypernyms(s) refuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • keep (what does keep mean?)
   • hold on (what does hold on mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • allow (what does allow mean?)
   • grant (what does grant mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • withhold (what does withhold mean?)
   • keep back (what does keep back mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • refusal (what does refusal mean?)
   • denier (what does denier mean?)
3. Meaning
   • refuse to accept
   Synonym(s)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • pass up (what does pass up mean?)
   • reject (what does reject mean?)
   • turn down (what does turn down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He refused my offer of hospitality
   Antonym(s)
   • accept (what does accept mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dishonor (what does dishonor mean?)
   • dishonour (what does dishonour mean?)
   • bounce (what does bounce mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • declination (what does declination mean?)
   • regrets (what does regrets mean?)
   • nonacceptance (what does nonacceptance mean?)
   • turndown (what does turndown mean?)
   • rejection (what does rejection mean?)
   • refusal (what does refusal mean?)
4. Meaning
   • refuse entrance or membership
   Synonym(s)
   • reject (what does reject mean?)
   • turn away (what does turn away mean?)
   • turn down (what does turn down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They turned away hundreds of fans
   • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
   Antonym(s)
   • admit (what does admit mean?)
   • allow in (what does allow in mean?)
   • let in (what does let in mean?)
   • intromit (what does intromit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • refusal (what does refusal mean?)
   • nonacceptance (what does nonacceptance mean?)
   • turndown (what does turndown mean?)
   • cull (what does cull mean?)
   • reject (what does reject mean?)
5. Meaning
   • elude, especially in a baffling way
   Synonym(s)
   • defy (what does defy mean?)
   • resist (what does resist mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This behavior defies explanation
   Hypernyms(s) refuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • lend oneself (what does lend oneself mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • beggar (what does beggar mean?)
6. Meaning
   • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
   Synonym(s)
   • reject (what does reject mean?)
   • resist (what does resist mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • His body rejected the liver of the donor
   Hypernyms(s) refuse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • react (what does react mean?)
   • respond (what does respond mean?)