verb
Synonyms: decline 4, disapprove, dismiss, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, turn down
Related Word: conspue, contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, scout; flout, scoff, sneer
Contrasted words: crave, desire, want
Antonyms: embrace
verb
Synonyms: decline 4, disapprove, dismiss, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, turn down
Related Word: conspue, contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, scout; flout, scoff, sneer
Contrasted words: crave, desire, want
Antonyms: embrace
Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003