6
reprobate(verb, decline, reject, disregard, oppose)
6
repulse(verb, decline, separate, reject, disregard)
5
desist(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
5
negative(verb, cut, decline, accept, reject)
5
soften(verb, calm, reduce, diminish, lessen)
5
turn away(verb, expression, decline, separate, reject)
5
withhold(verb, stop, decline, accept, reject)
4
abandon(verb, drop, clear, reject, dismiss)
4
disclaim(verb, decline, reject, delay, refuse)
4
disdain(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, slight)
4
disqualify(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, rebuff)
4
mute(verb, lower, subdue, tone, dampen)
4
negate(verb, cut, decline, reject, refuse)
4
pass(cut, reject, refuse, bar, deny)
4
shun(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
avoid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
3
blackball(verb, cut, accept, prevent, contradict)
3
discard(verb, drop, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
disown(verb, cut, decline, separate, reject)
3
forsake(verb, drop, decline, reject, dismiss)
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