don't buy

VERB

decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deny dismiss refuse reject

STRONG

abjure abstain avoid balk bypass demur desist disapprove forbear forgo gainsay nix refrain renounce reprobate repudiate shy spurn

WEAK

beg to be excused not accept not hear of not think of pass on send regrets turn down turn thumbs down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow approve grant sanction

STRONG

agree continue go along indulge want

WEAK

say yes

Example Sentences

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don't buy

“I don’t buy that,” said Aaron Chan, a crypto strategist at Dutch market maker Flow Traders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Now it is up 57%, and you are thinking, “I don’t buy diesel — not my problem.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

"You don't buy a new build expecting it to crumble right before your eyes as you're living in it."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

"If I don't have any money, that's what I do -- I look and don't buy anything."

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

I don’t buy the gold eyeshadow, but I do pick up a bottle of Black Death nail polish.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson