112 entries under refuse topic. ×

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refrain(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
13
forbear(verb, stop, give, decline, reduce)
13
terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
11
drop(verb, stop, hold, break, close)
11
renounce(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
10
abstain(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
9
forgo(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject)
8
suspend(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
7
lay off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
7
withdraw(verb, stop, drop, end, decline)
6
avoid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
3
evade(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
let go(verb, expression, give, reject, dismiss)
3
shun(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
abjure(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
balk(verb, stop, close, end, reject)
2
bypass(verb, reject, dismiss, deny)
2
decline(verb, stop, keep, reject, dismiss)
2
demur(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
2
disapprove(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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