ACCEPT Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For ACCEPT
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| refuse | verbv | |||||
noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) verb • show unwillingness towards • not accept as true • elude, especially in a baffling way • refuse to let have • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership | ||||||
| reject | verbv | |||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • deem wrong or inappropriate • reject with contempt • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||
| decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| deny | verbv | |||||
verb • declare untrue; contradict • refuse to accept or believe • refuse to grant, as of a petition or request • refuse to let have • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure • deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit • refuse to recognize or acknowledge | ||||||
| disallow | verbv | |||||
verb • command against | ||||||
| disapprove | verbv | |||||
verb • consider bad or wrong • deem wrong or inappropriate | ||||||
| dismiss | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||
| negate | verbv | |||||
verb • be in contradiction with • deny the truth of • prove negative; show to be false • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||
| rebuff | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • reject outright and bluntly • force or drive back | ||||||
| repel | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to move back by force or influence • be repellent to; cause aversion in • force or drive back • reject outright and bluntly • fill with distaste | ||||||
| repudiate | verbv | |||||
verb • cast off • refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid • refuse to recognize or pay • reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust | ||||||
| spurn | verbv | |||||
verb • reject with contempt | ||||||
| veto | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a vote that blocks a decision • the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) verb • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent • command against | ||||||
| turn down | verbv | |||||
verb • not accept as true • refuse entrance or membership • reject with contempt • take a downward direction • make lower or quieter | ||||||
