12
refrain(verb, stop, attack, decline, keep)
11
reject(verb, decline, dismiss, leave, abandon)
10
avoid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
9
desist(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject)
9
dispense with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
9
do without(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, decline)
9
drop(verb, reject, position, withdraw, leave)
9
quit(verb, drop, decline, position, withdraw)
9
turn down(verb, expression, stop, attack, decline)
8
decline(verb, stop, reject, restrain, withdraw)
8
forego
8
pass up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reject)
8
resist(verb, attack, decline, oppose, restrain)
7
swear off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reject)
7
pass(verb, decline, restrain, withdraw, halt)
7
release(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
7
shun(verb, stop, reject, restrain, withdraw)
7
vacate(verb, drop, position, withdraw, leave)
6
disclaim(verb, decline, reject, leave, abandon)
6
repudiate(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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