Synonyms and related words :
abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, countering, crossing, declension, declination, declinature, declining, denial, deprivation, disaffirmation, disagreement, disallowance, disavowal, disclamation, disobedience, disowning, disownment, disproof, dissent, expatriation, forswearing, gainsaying, holding back, impugnment, nay, negation, negative, negative answer, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, nonobservance, nullification, palinode, palinody, recantation, refusal, refutation, rejection, reneging, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, retention, retractation, retraction, revocation, revokement, thumbs-down, turndown, unsaying, unwillingness, withdrawal, withholding,