Synonyms of refusal
15 similar words
Another word for refusal is rejection. Other synonyms of refusal are disapproval, denial, renunciation, repudiation and abnegation.
Synonyms and similar words for refusal
nounThe act of refusing.
- abnegationA denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
- declinationA refusal.
- repudiationThe act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
- denialA refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
- turndown
- disapprovalThe act of disapproving; condemnation.
- dissension
- nonapprovalAbsence of approval; failure to approve something.
- nonassentAbsence of assent; failure to agree to something.
- nonconsentA lack of consent.
- prohibition
- rejectionThe act of rejecting.
- renunciationThe act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
- unapprovalThe failure to approve something.
- unconsentLack of consent.
Meaning of refusal
- noun The act of refusing.
- noun Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
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Questions about synonyms of refusal
- What is another word for refusal?
- Refusal has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rejection, disapproval, denial, renunciation, repudiation, abnegation, declination and nonassent.
- What does refusal mean?
- Refusal means the act of refusing.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: refusal (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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