turn down
English Thesaurus
1. make lower or quieter (verb.change)
2. take a downward direction (verb.change)
3. reject with contempt (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | decline, refuse, |
| definition | : | show unwillingness towards (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rebuff, repel, snub, |
| definition | : | reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication) |
4. refuse to accept (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | bounce, |
| definition | : | refuse to accept and send back (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down, |
| definition | : | reject with contempt (verb.communication) |
5. make lower or quieter (verb.change)
| derivation | : | lowering, |
| definition | : | the act of causing to become less (noun.act) |
6. reject with contempt (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | cull, reject, |
| definition | : | the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | scorner, sneerer, |
| definition | : | a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | spurner, |
| definition | : | a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rejective, |
| definition | : | rejecting or tending to reject (adj.all) |
7. refuse to accept (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | accept, have, take, |
| definition | : | receive willingly something given or offered (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | rejection, |
| definition | : | the act of rejecting something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | refusal, |
| definition | : | a message refusing to accept something that is offered (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | declination, regrets, |
| definition | : | a polite refusal of an invitation (noun.communication) |
8. refuse entrance or membership (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cull, reject, |
| definition | : | the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | refusal, |
| definition | : | the act of refusing (noun.communication) |
9. make lower or quieter (verb.change)
| derivation | : | lowering, |
| definition | : | the act of causing to become less (noun.act) |
10. reject with contempt (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | cull, reject, |
| definition | : | the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | scorner, sneerer, |
| definition | : | a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | spurner, |
| definition | : | a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rejective, |
| definition | : | rejecting or tending to reject (adj.all) |
11. refuse to accept (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | accept, have, take, |
| definition | : | receive willingly something given or offered (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | rejection, |
| definition | : | the act of rejecting something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | refusal, |
| definition | : | a message refusing to accept something that is offered (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | declination, regrets, |
| definition | : | a polite refusal of an invitation (noun.communication) |
12. refuse entrance or membership (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cull, reject, |
| definition | : | the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | refusal, |
| definition | : | the act of refusing (noun.communication) |
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