79 entries under refuse topic. ×

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refrain(verb, stop, hold, control, give)
15
abstain(verb, stop, hold, decline, reject)
13
eschew(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
12
desist(verb, stop, give, decline, reduce)
12
forgo(verb, stop, attack, decline, reject)
11
avoid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
8
curb(verb, stop, control, attack, maintain)
7
decline(verb, stop, reject, restrain, withdraw)
6
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
5
dismiss(verb, reject, deny, spurn)
5
renounce(verb, give, decline, reject, dismiss)
4
deny(verb, reject, dismiss, restrain, suppress)
4
hold(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
suffer(verb, stop, give, attack, maintain)
3
abjure(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
3
pass up(verb, expression, decline, reject, withdraw)
2
abide(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
abstain from(verb, expression, stop, attack, decline)
2
bear(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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