Thesaurus / turn back on
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synonyms for turn back on
- decline
- ignore
- protest
- rebuff
- reject
- turn down
- withdraw
- withhold
- demur
- desist
- disaccord
- disallow
- disapprove
- dissent
- dodge
- evade
- nix
- regret
- repel
- reprobate
- repudiate
- shun
- spurn
- 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
- refuse to receive
- send off
- send regrets
- set aside
- turn away
- turn deaf ear to
- turn from
- turn one's back on
- despise
- spurn
- disdain
- repudiate
- taunt
- defy
- ridicule
- refute
- flout
- ignore
- disregard
- deride
- reject
- shun
- hate
- abhor
- mock
- refuse
- gibe
- renounce
- avoid
- slight
- contemn
- confute
- sneer
- trash
- make fun of
- put down
- run down
- be above
- consider beneath one
- scoff at
- turn nose up at
- despise
- disdain
- eschew
- refuse
- snub
- reject
- scorn
- neglect
- dodge
- shy
- cut
- decline
- shake
- double
- escape
- bilk
- evade
- elude
- stall
- duck
- ditch
- shake off
- palm off
- pass up
- cold-shoulder
- get around
- give a wide berth
- give the runaround
- have no part of
- have nothing to do with
- hide out
- keep away from
- keep clear of
- stand aloof from
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- disown
- disavow
- traverse
- revoke
- repudiate
- negate
- decline
- renounce
- abjure
- reject
- retract
- contravene
- disparage
- disallow
- criticize
- belittle
- abnegate
- gainsay
- refuse
- spurn
- deprecate
- minimize
- contradict
- forswear
- abandon
- discard
- recant
- disaffirm
- disacknowledge
- divorce oneself from
- wash hands of
- forget
- avoid
- overlook
- discount
- reject
- fail
- scorn
- neglect
- disdain
- omit
- slight
- blink
- wink
- evade
- pooh-pooh
- brush off
- overpass
- pass over
- cold-shoulder
- be oblivious to
- let it go
- look the other way
- pay no attention to
- pay no mind
- shut eyes to
- take no notice
- tune out
- turn blind eye
- turn deaf ear
- bury one's head in sand
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- allow
- accept
- regard
- pay attention
- flatter
- esteem
- approve
- love
- like
- note
- sanction
- ratify
- compliment
- respect
- praise
- cherish
- admire
- own
- admit
- acknowledge
- retain
- keep
- embrace
- commend
- endorse
- agree
- accept
- allow
- approve
- confirm
- claim
- OK
- build up
- praise
- laud
- compliment
- uphold
- consent
- concur
- emphasize
- corroborate
- sanction
- permit
- take notice
- regard
- recognize
- pay attention
- look at
- acknowledge
- finish
- succeed
- approve
- attend
- notice
- note
- heed
- praise
- complete
- achieve
- accomplish
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How to use turn back on in a sentence
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMANAges back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUSThe boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINWith a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERShe was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe strains of the syren at last woke her uncle, and brought back Miss Hood, who suggested that it was late.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSDrowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONOff went the officers again, some distance to the front, and then back again to their men, and got them on a little further.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSTurn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSA few, very few, little dots had run back over that green patch—the others had passed down into the world of darkness.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWORDS RELATED TO TURN BACK ON
- abandon
- abjure
- abnegate
- belittle
- contradict
- contravene
- criticize
- decline
- deprecate
- disacknowledge
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disavow
- discard
- disown
- disparage
- divorce oneself from
- forswear
- gainsay
- minimize
- negate
- recant
- refuse
- reject
- renounce
- repudiate
- retract
- revoke
- spurn
- traverse
- turn back on
- wash hands of
- avoid
- be oblivious to
- blink
- brush off
- bury one's head in sand
- cold-shoulder
- discount
- disdain
- evade
- fail
- forget
- let it go
- look the other way
- neglect
- omit
- overlook
- overpass
- pass over
- pay no attention to
- pay no mind
- pooh-pooh
- reject
- scorn
- shut eyes to
- slight
- take no notice
- tune out
- turn back on
- turn blind eye
- turn deaf ear
- wink
- avoided
- blinked
- brushed off
- buried one's head in sand
- cold-shouldered
- discounted
- disdained
- evaded
- failed
- forgot
- let it went
- looked the other way
- neglected
- omitted
- overlooked
- overpassed
- paid no attention to
- paid no mind
- passed over
- pooh-poohed
- rejected
- scorned
- shut eyes to
- slighted
- took no notice
- tuned out
- turned back on
- turned blind eye
- turned deaf ear
- was oblivious to
- winked
- avoiding
- being oblivious to
- blinking
- brushing off
- burying one's head in sand
- cold-shouldering
- discounting
- disdaining
- evading
- failing
- forgetting
- letting it going
- looking the other way
- neglecting
- omitting
- overlooking
- overpassing
- passing over
- paying no attention to
- paying no mind
- pooh-poohing
- rejecting
- scorning
- shutting eyes to
- slighting
- taking no notice
- tuning out
- turning back on
- turning blind eye
- turning deaf ear
- winking
- abhorred
- avoided
- confuted
- considered beneath one
- contemned
- defied
- derided
- despised
- disdained
- disregarded
- flouted
- gibed
- hated
- ignored
- made fun of
- mocked
- put down
- ran down
- refused
- refuted
- rejected
- renounced
- repudiated
- ridiculed
- scoff at
- shunned
- slighted
- sneered
- spurned
- taunted
- trashed
- turned back on
- turned nose up at
- was above
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