vverb.possessionrefuse to acceptSynset:decline pass up refuse reject
Examples:- He refused my offer of hospitality
Antonyms:accept
Derivationally Related Form:refusalturndowndeclinationrejection
Inherited Hypernyms:refuse
Direct Hyponyms:bouncedishonordishonour
Full Troponyms:bouncedishonor
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something from somebody | They --- the money (apply to: refuse, reject, decline, pass up, turn down)
vverb.socialrefuse entrance or membershipSynset:refuse reject turn away
Examples:- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
Antonyms:admit
Derivationally Related Form:refusalrejectturndown
Inherited Hypernyms:reject
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.communicationreject with contemptSynset:disdain freeze off pooh-pooh reject scorn spurn
Derivationally Related Form:scornerrejectspurnerrejectiveturndown
Hypernyms:decline refuse
Inherited Hypernyms:rejectrefusereactact
Direct Hyponyms:rebuffrepelsnub
Full Troponyms:rebuff
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changetake a downward directionExamples:- The economy finally turned down after a long boom
Hypernyms:decline worsen
Inherited Hypernyms:turn downworsenchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake lower or quieterSynset:lour lower
Examples:- turn down the volume of a radio
Derivationally Related Form:lowering
Hypernyms:decrease lessen minify
Inherited Hypernyms:turn downdecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something