Word

refuse, v.
(refused, refuses, refusing)
freq. cnt. 67

show unwillingness towards
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 4

decline refuse

sample sentences

"he declined to join the group on a hike"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

spurn, reject, scorn, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, turn down contract out regret repudiate disobey

refuse to accept
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

decline pass up refuse reject turn down

sample sentences

"He refused my offer of hospitality"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

spurn, reject, scorn, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, turn down

hyponym

dishonor, dishonour bounce

elude, especially in a baffling way
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

defy refuse resist

sample sentences

"This behavior defies explanation"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

refuse to let have
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2

deny refuse

sample sentences

"She denies me every pleasure"
"he denies her her weekly allowance"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
They %s them the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
They %s them the money

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

verb group

hyponym

withhold, keep back

refuse entrance or membership
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

refuse reject turn away turn down

sample sentences

"They turned away hundreds of fans"
"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

spurn, reject, scorn, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, turn down

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
<verb.stative>

refuse reject resist

sample sentences

"His body rejected the liver of the donor"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym