REBUFF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REBUFF?

Need another word that means the same as “rebuff”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “rebuff” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rebuff” are: drive back, fight off, repel, repulse, snub, reject, turn down, spurn, refuse, decline, repudiate, disdain, slight, rejection, cut

Rebuff as a Noun

Definitions of "Rebuff" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rebuff” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An abrupt or ungracious rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture.
• A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval.
• An instance of driving away or warding off.

Synonyms of "Rebuff" as a noun (5 Words)

cut	An act of cutting part of a book play etc. The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget.
rejection	An immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign. Some people are reluctant to try it because they fear rejection.
repulse	The action of driving back an attack or of being driven back. His evasion of her scheme had been another repulse.
slight	A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval. An unintended slight can create grudges.
snub	A refusal to recognize someone you know. The move was a snub to the government.

Usage Examples of "Rebuff" as a noun

• His reserve was not intended as a rebuff.
• Callers phoning a chatline need have no fear of rebuff.

Rebuff as a Verb

Definitions of "Rebuff" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rebuff” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Force or drive back.
• Reject outright and bluntly.
• Reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.

Synonyms of "Rebuff" as a verb (12 Words)

decline	Go down. The roof declines here.
disdain	Look down on with disdain. She remained standing pointedly disdaining his invitation to sit down.
drive back	Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.
fight off	Fight against or resist strongly.
refuse	Refuse to let have. I refused to answer.
reject	Reject with contempt. Black people were often rejected by country clubs.
repel	Be repellent to cause aversion in. She was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath.
repudiate	Refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt. She repudiated the accusations.
repulse	Cause to feel intense distaste and aversion. She left feeling hurt because she had been repulsed.
snub	Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully. He snubbed faculty members and students alike.
spurn	Strike, tread, or push away with the foot. He spoke gruffly as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned.
turn down	Channel one’s attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something.

Usage Examples of "Rebuff" as a verb

• Rebuff the attack.
• I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms.

Associations of "Rebuff" (30 Words)

abnegation	The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief. Abnegation of political power.
contempt	A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous. Pam stared at the girl with total contempt.
controvert	Argue about (something. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results.
curse	Invoke or use a curse against. A witch put a curse on his whole family.
deniable	Able to be denied. The government did agree to play a limited and deniable role in the rebellion.
disapprobation	An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable. She braved her mother s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself.
disapproval	The expression of disapproval. Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice.
disapprove	Consider bad or wrong. Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving.
disavowal	The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation. His disavowal of his previous writings.
disgust	Fill with distaste. The sight filled her with disgust.
dislike	Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. They had taken a dislike to each other.
disregard	Give little or no attention to. Blatant disregard for the law.
eliminate	Eliminate from the body. A policy that would eliminate inflation.
flatten	Strike (someone) so as to make them fall down. Her hair had been flattened by the storm.
hatred	The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action. His murderous hatred of his brother.
ignore	Fail to consider (something significant. The rules ignore one important principle of cricket.
inconsistency	The fact or state of being inconsistent. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
nauseate	Upset and make nauseated. They were nauseated by the jingoism.
neglect	The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern. He neglects his children.
objection	The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent. They have raised no objections to the latest plans.
reject	The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. She didn t want him to feel he had been rejected after his sister was born.
repel	Be repellent to cause aversion in. Repel the attacker.
repellent	Causing disgust or distaste. The idea was slightly repellent to her.
repulse	Cause to feel intense distaste and aversion. The repulse of the invaders.
repulsion	A force under the influence of which objects tend to move away from each other, e.g. through having the same magnetic polarity or electric charge. People talk about the case with a mixture of fascination and repulsion.
resist	Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. The trees resisted her.
revulsion	A sense of disgust and loathing. News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.
snub	An act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something. She snubbed his proposal.
spurn	An act of spurning. With one touch of my feet I spurn the solid Earth.