Abstaining
Refusing and abstaining are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refusing" instead a noun "Abstaining".
Refusing
Abstaining and refusing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstaining" instead a noun "Refusing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- decline and abstaining
- decline and refusing
- shun and abstaining
- shun and refusing
- withhold and abstaining
- withhold and refusing
- denial and abstaining
- denial and refusing
- disavowal and abstaining
- disavowal and refusing
- dissent and abstaining
- dissent and refusing
- rejecting and abstaining
- rejecting and refusing
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Refusing and Abstaining. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstaining/refusing
Abstaining & Refusing. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstaining/refusing>.
Refusing or Abstaining. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstaining/refusing.
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