refuse to receive

VERB

refuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline ignore protest rebuff reject turn down withdraw withhold

STRONG

demur desist disaccord disallow disapprove dissent dodge evade nix regret repel reprobate repudiate shun spurn

WEAK

beg off brush off dispense with give thumbs down to hold back hold off hold out make excuses not budge not budget not buy not care to pass up send off send regrets set aside turn away turn deaf ear to turn from turn one's back on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow approve

STRONG

agree consent endorse face meet sanction

WEAK

OK grant offer

Example Sentences

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He also warned MPs it was not acceptable to refuse to receive communications by email or insist on only receiving electronic communications.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

Morehouse research will also look at delays in receiving health care including why women wait or refuse to receive care.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2019

You refuse to receive her—" "I have received her,—as her father's daughter.

From Rose MacLeod by Brown, Alice

"And that, without any suspicion of our plan, she will yet refuse to receive you."

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

But I should like to say one thing more; if it's impossible for you to refuse to receive this count, beware of letting Edwin meet him here.

From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul

refuse to receive

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