50 entries under reject topic. ×

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forbear(verb, stop, hold, decline)
18
refrain(verb, stop, hold, control, decline)
16
avoid(verb, stop, hold, dismiss)
13
shun(verb, stop, hold, restrain)
12
eschew(verb, stop, hold, decline)
11
refuse(verb, stop, hold, keep)
10
decline(verb, stop, hold, keep)
9
forgo(verb, stop, hold, decline)
9
desist(verb, stop, decline, dismiss)
9
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
abnegate(verb, hold, withdraw, renounce)
8
renounce(verb, hold, decline, dismiss)
7
abjure(verb, hold, decline, dismiss)
6
spurn(verb, hold, dismiss, withdraw)
5
deny(verb, control, keep, dismiss)
5
dodge(verb, avoid, escape, evade)
4
bypass(verb, dismiss, refuse, avoid)
4
pass up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, decline)
2
circumlocute(verb, escape, dodge, evade)
2
deflect(verb, escape, dodge, evade)
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