Act
Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
How words are described
| intimate | intimate act | intimate refuse |
| real | real act | real refuse |
| little | little act | little refuse |
| bad | bad act | bad refuse |
| Other adjectives: main, final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Most people though either act as though things are normal or refuse to believe that all those myths and folkloric creatures are actually real.
Source: Comic Book / Trese -
He sees the act as rape, but when he tells that to Yukino she replies him that it wasn't, because she didn't refuse him either by saying no or pushing him away.
Source: Manga / Kare Kano -
She demands that Harry act as her Emissary, and he isn't exactly given the option to refuse.
Source: Literature / Small Favor
Cite this Source
Refuse and Act. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/refuse
Act & Refuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/refuse>.
Refuse or Act. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/refuse.
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