refuse

I verb abjure, abnegate, abstain, balk, bar, be obstinate, be unwilling, beg to be excused, cast aside, debar, decline, demur, deny, disaccord with, disallow, disapprove, disavow, disclaim, discountenance, discredit, dismiss, disown, dispense with, dissent, exclude, forswear, grudge, hesitate, hold back, negative, object to, oppose, pass up, prohibit, protest, rebuff, recoil, regret, reject, renege, renounce, repel, repudiate, resist, revoke, scruple, send regrets, shirk, shun, shy at, spurn, stick at, stickle, traverse, turn down, turn from, veto, withdraw, withhold consent II index abrogate (annul), ban, bar (exclude), censor, condemn (ban), constrain (restrain), debar, decline (reject), disaffirm, disallow, disapprove (reject), disavow, dismiss (put out of consideration), disobey, disoblige, dissent (withhold assent), forbid, forgo, forswear, hold out (resist), prohibit, proscribe (prohibit), protest, rebuff, refrain, reject, renounce, shirk, spurn, waive, withhold