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knockback

NOUN
refusal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ban defiance exclusion noncompliance rejection reversal veto
STRONG
abnegation choice declension declination disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation regrets renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion turndown withholding writ
WEAK
cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing nonconsent thumbs-down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance allowance approval permission ratification sanction
STRONG
agreement attraction confirmation endorsement
WEAK
OK grant offer
NOUN
turndown
Synonyms
STRONG
abnegation ban choice declension declination defiance denial disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment exclusion forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance noncompliance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation regrets rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion reversal veto withholding writ
WEAK
cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing nonconsent thumbs-down
Antonyms
STRONG
acceptance acquiescence admittance agreement allowance approval attraction confirmation endorsement inclusion permission ratification sanction welcome

Example Sentences

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The knockback for camizestrant isn’t a serious issue for the stock, analysts at Jefferies said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

If I did fall off the tour it would be nice to get a wildcard off World Snooker to keep playing, but you never know, they might give me a knockback as usual.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

And it was another knockback that spurred him to move on.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2020

Paris has had the knockback on three occasions since 1992.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2017

If you're alert you'll suffer only a slight knockback, while a perfectly timed deflection will stun the enemy for the prescient player.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2013