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turndown

[turn-doun] / ˈtɜrnˌdaʊn /
NOUN
refusal
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 knockback 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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Thaler told me he didn’t see the Supreme Court’s turndown as a “legal defeat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Pahnke credits FRS for helping Clipper weather the pandemic turndown because of a “German conservative” management.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

I bet I would enjoy spending some time here as an inmate; they assure me the turndown service is just incredible, the staff welcoming and responsive, and the conditions spa-like.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2021

Even with the economic turndown, it was still the fifth-highest rate of increase on record.

From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2021

Also, there is none of the horror of the possible turndown which shrivels the guts of timid men.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck