Thesaurus / turn one's back on
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- 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
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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 SEAMAN
Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.
The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
With 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 PORTER
She 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 CHOPIN
The 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 WILLS
Drowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
Off went the officers again, some distance to the front, and then back again to their men, and got them on a little further.
Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
A 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 HAMILTON
WORDS RELATED TO TURN ONE'S BACK ON
- beg off
- brush off
- decline
- demur
- desist
- disaccord
- disallow
- disapprove
- dispense with
- dissent
- dodge
- evade
- give thumbs down to
- hold back
- hold off
- hold out
- ignore
- make excuses
- nix
- not budge
- not budget
- not buy
- not care to
- pass up
- protest
- rebuff
- refuse to receive
- regret
- reject
- repel
- reprobate
- repudiate
- send off
- send regrets
- set aside
- shun
- spurn
- turn away
- turn deaf ear to
- turn down
- turn from
- turn one's back on
- withdraw
- withhold
- beg off
- brush off
- decline
- demur
- desist
- disaccord
- disallow
- disapprove
- dispense with
- dissent
- dodge
- evade
- give thumbs down to
- hold back
- hold off
- hold out
- ignore
- make excuses
- nix
- not budge
- not budget
- not buy
- not care to
- pass up
- protest
- rebuff
- refuse to receive
- regret
- reject
- repel
- reprobate
- repudiate
- send off
- send regrets
- set aside
- shun
- spurn
- turn away
- turn deaf ear to
- turn down
- turn from
- turn one's back on
- withdraw
- withhold
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.