| treat with contempt(expression, idiom, reject, dismiss, challenge) |
| turn thumbs down(verb, expression, idiom, decline, reject) |
| ward off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| withhold(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, pass) |
| abdicate(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, leave) |
| abscond(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon, depart) |
| abstain from(verb, expression, stop, reject, abandon) |
| abuse(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| anathematize(verb, reject, oppose, scorn, dislike) |
| apostacize(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse) |
| apostatize(verb, reject, dismiss, withdraw, abandon) |
| arrogate(verb, stop, reject, abandon, refuse) |
| asperse(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| attack(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| back out(verb, expression, reject, withdraw, abandon) |
| be allergic to(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid) |
| be disgusted with(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid) |
| be hostile to(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid) |
| be indifferent(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon) |
| be loath(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid) |