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

Need another word that means the same as “refusal”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “refusal” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Refusal” are: withholding, failure to grant, denial, veto, turndown, no, dissent, demurral, negation, rebuff

Refusal as a Noun

Definitions of "Refusal" as a noun

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

• The act of refusing.
• An instance of a horse stopping short or running aside at a jump.
• A message refusing to accept something that is offered.
• An act of refusing to do something.
• An expression of unwillingness to accept or grant an offer or request.

Synonyms of "Refusal" as a noun (10 Words)

demurral	(law) a formal objection to an opponent’s pleadings. Words of demurral.
denial	A defendant’s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him. I was an addict in denial.
dissent	The act of protesting a public often organized manifestation of dissent. He was sent off for dissent.
failure to grant	Loss of ability to function normally.
negation	Inversion. The negation of A is briefly not A.
no	A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions 7 isotopes are known. His no was loud and clear.
rebuff	A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval. Callers phoning a chatline need have no fear of rebuff.
turndown	A decline in something; a downturn. The turndown was polite but very firm.
veto	A rejection by right of veto. His veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying.
withholding	Income tax withheld from employees’ wages and paid directly to the government by the employer. The withholding of consent to treatment.

Usage Examples of "Refusal" as a noun

• Dollar Girl hit several fences and had a refusal.
• He became tired of his friend's refusal to see him.
• An appeal against the refusal of a licence.

Associations of "Refusal" (30 Words)

abnegation	Self-denial. Abnegation of the Holy Trinity.
adamant	Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason. He is adamant in his refusal to change his mind.
apophasis	Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned.
controvert	Prove to be false or incorrect. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results.
deniable	Able to be denied. The government did agree to play a limited and deniable role in the rebellion.
denial	Refusal to acknowledge someone as one’s leader. The denial of insurance to people with certain medical conditions.
deny	Deny formally an allegation of fact by the opposing party in a legal suit. Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy.
disallow	Refuse to declare valid. He was offside and the goal was disallowed.
disavow	Deny any responsibility or support for. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children.
disavowal	The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation. His disavowal of his previous writings.
disclaim	Make a disclaimer about. The earl disclaimed his title.
extradite	Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed. They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there.
imputation	A statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense. He denied the imputation.
inadmissible	Not to be allowed or tolerated. He held that such evidence was inadmissible.
no	Not in any degree or manner not at all. I ll no be a minute.
nullify	Make of no use or value; cancel out. Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training.
objection	(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. His view is open to objection.
ostracism	The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent. The family suffered social ostracism.
rebut	Claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false. He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends.
refuse	Refuse to accept. He refused my offer of hospitality.
refutable	Able to be refuted.
refutation	Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something. He fails to give a clear refutation of the argument.
refute	Prove that (someone) is wrong. A spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias.
reject	The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. His body could begin to reject the implanted heart.
rejection	The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc. Rejection of the transplanted liver.
renunciation	Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid. The life of the Spirit required renunciation of marriage.
repudiate	Refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt. Breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract.
repudiation	Refusal to fulfil or discharge an agreement, obligation, or debt. The repudiation of the debt by the city.
resist	Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. The exposed areas of resist will soften.
spurn	An act of spurning. It is a spurn of God s sovereignty and a slight of his goodness.