Vocabulaire

refuse

Verbe

Exemple: “She refused the offer.”

Synonymes: decline

Antonymes: accept

mutinously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The workers mutinously refused to continue.”

Synonymes: rebelliously, defiantly

Antonymes: obediently, compliantly

mediocrity

Nom

Exemple: “He refused to settle for mediocrity.”

Synonymes: ordinariness, average quality

Antonymes: excellence, brilliance

relinquish

Verbe

Exemple: “He refused to relinquish control.”

Synonymes: give up, surrender

Antonymes: keep, retain

deny

Verbe

Exemple: “He denied taking the money.”

Synonymes: refuse, reject

Antonymes: admit, accept

offer

Verbe

Exemple: “He offered me some coffee.”

Synonymes: suggest, give

Antonymes: refuse

want

Verbe

Exemple: “I want a glass of water.”

Synonymes: wish, would like

Antonymes: refuse

defy

Verbe

Exemple: “He chose to defy the unfair rule.”

Synonymes: resist, challenge

Antonymes: obey

accept

Verbe

Exemple: “He decided to accept the offer.”

Synonymes: agree to, receive

Antonymes: refuse

subordinate

Adjectif

Exemple: “He refused to be treated as subordinate in the partnership.”

Synonymes: junior

Antonymes: superior

grant

Verbe

Exemple: “The school granted him a scholarship.”

Synonymes: give

Antonymes: refuse

insubordinately

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke insubordinately to his boss.”

Synonymes: defiantly

Antonymes: obediently

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Exemple: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Synonymes: defiant, intractable, refractory

no

/noʊ/

Exemple: “No, I don’t know.”

Synonymes: no more, nobelium, atomic number 102

Antonymes: yes