Refuse and Receive

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Refuse

Refuse verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: she refused the award, citing the hard work of others who deserved the recognition more than she did
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Antonyms for Refuse
Receive is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Receive

Receive verb - To offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to.
Usage example: a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms
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Antonyms for Receive
Refuse is an antonym for receive in topics: accept delivery of something, take in guest or member.
Nearby Words: received, reception, receptive, receipt, receiving
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Common collocations

help refuse help receive help
kind refuse kind receive kind
prize refuse prize receive prize
call refuse call receive call
Other words: order, reward, treatment, payment, item, time, money, gift, promotion, orders, gifts.
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