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Verb
Example: “She refused the offer.”
Synonyms: decline
Antonyms: accept
Adverb
Example: “The workers mutinously refused to continue.”
Synonyms: rebelliously, defiantly
Antonyms: obediently, compliantly
Noun
Example: “He refused to settle for mediocrity.”
Synonyms: ordinariness, average quality
Antonyms: excellence, brilliance
Example: “He refused to relinquish control.”
Synonyms: give up, surrender
Antonyms: keep, retain
Example: “He denied taking the money.”
Synonyms: refuse, reject
Antonyms: admit, accept
Example: “He offered me some coffee.”
Synonyms: suggest, give
Antonyms: refuse
Example: “I want a glass of water.”
Synonyms: wish, would like
Example: “He chose to defy the unfair rule.”
Synonyms: resist, challenge
Antonyms: obey
Example: “He decided to accept the offer.”
Synonyms: agree to, receive
Adjective
Example: “He refused to be treated as subordinate in the partnership.”
Synonyms: junior
Antonyms: superior
Example: “The school granted him a scholarship.”
Synonyms: give
Example: “He spoke insubordinately to his boss.”
Synonyms: defiantly
Antonyms: obediently
/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
Example: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”
Synonyms: defiant, intractable, refractory
/noʊ/
Example: “No, I don’t know.”
Synonyms: no more, nobelium, atomic number 102
Antonyms: yes
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