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refusing

ADJECTIVE

negative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse gloomy pessimistic unfavorable weak

STRONG

abrogating annulling anti con contrary contravening denying disallowing disavowing dissenting gainsaying impugning invalidating jaundiced naysaying neutralizing nullifying opposing recusant rejecting removed resisting

WEAK

against antagonistic balky colorless counteractive cynical detrimental dissentient nugatory privative repugnant resistive unaffirmative unenthusiastic uninterested unwilling

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favorable

WEAK

good positive

ADJECTIVE

noncompliant

Synonyms

STRONG

belligerent irregular negative refractory

WEAK

contumacious declinatory declining divergent impatient objecting rebellious recalcitrant restive truculent

Antonyms

WEAK

compliant obedient subservient willing

NOUN

denial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disapproval rebuttal rejection repudiation retraction veto

STRONG

adjuration brush-off contradiction declination disavowal disclaimer disproof dissent forswearing nay negation negative nix nonacceptance prohibition protestation rebuff refutal refutation renouncement renunciation repulse turndown

WEAK

abstaining cold shoulder controversion disallowance dismissing gainsaying noncommittal refraining rejecting renegement repudiating statement abnegation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowance approval confirmation ratification sanction

STRONG

agreement permission

WEAK

affirmation avowal claim corroboration vouching

NOUN

traversal

Synonyms

STRONG

abnegation adjuration brush-off contradiction declination disaffirmation disapproval disavowal disclaimer disproof dissent forswearing nay negation negative nix nonacceptance prohibition protestation rebuff rebuttal refutal refutation rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse retraction statement turndown veto

WEAK

abstaining cold shoulder controversion disaffirmance disallowance dismissing gainsaying noncommittal refraining rejecting renegement repudiating

Antonyms

STRONG

OK acceptance agreement allowance approval confirmation corroboration endorsement permission ratification sanction

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Anthropic is in a legal battle with the US military after refusing to change its internal policy prohibiting the use of its Claude model for lethal autonomous warfare or mass surveillance.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Lupita Nyong’o is refusing to defend herself from internet blowhards.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

“Bitter Christmas” contains a couple of sharp notes on the economics of movies today, with Raul refusing a lucrative offer to appear at a film festival in Qatar, saying, “not everything has a price.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

During his stint as high representative, Paddy Ashdown memorably wielded these so-called "Bonn Powers" sacking 60 Bosnian-Serb officials in one day in 2004 for refusing to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Both of them were arrested for refusing to give up their seats on Montgomery’s segregated buses, just months before Rosa Parks refused to budge.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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