163 entries under refuse topic. ×

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oppose(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
5
resist(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
4
abstain(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
4
begrudge(verb, decline, reject, oppose, mind)
4
refrain(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
3
disallow(verb, make, force, decline, keep)
3
rebuff(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
3
repel(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
3
terminate(verb, stop, control, close, end)
2
ban(verb, make, force, decline, reject)
2
beg off(verb, expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
brush off(verb, expression, cut, check, decline)
2
decline(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject)
2
demur(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
desist(verb, stop, close, end, decline)
2
disown(verb, cut, decline, separate, reject)
2
dispense with(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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dodge(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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eschew(verb, stop, decline, reject, oppose)
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forgo(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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