| Main Entry: | decline |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say no |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abstain, avoid, balk, beg to be excused, bypass, demur, deny, desist, disapprove, dismiss, don't buy, forbear, forgo, gainsay, nix, not accept, not hear of, not think of, pass on, refrain, refuse, reject, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, send regrets, shy, spurn, turn down, turn thumbs down |
| Notes: | one declines (or accepts) something that is offered; one refuses (or agrees) to accept something offered |
Antonyms: |
accept, say yes |
| Main Entry: | deny |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, call on, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, enjoin from, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, keep back, negate, negative, not buy, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, say no to, spurn, taboo, take exception to, turn down, turn thumbs down, veto, withhold |
Antonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, go along, grant |
| Main Entry: | negate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contradict, countermand |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, belie, blackball, break with, cancel, cancel out, controvert, countercheck, cross*, deny, ding, disaffirm, disallow, disprove, dump*, fly in the face of, frustrate, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, kill, negative, neutralize, nullify, oppose, put down, quash, rebut, redress, refute, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, stonewall, traverse, turn down, turn thumbs down, undo, vitiate, void |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, permit |