Agree and Refuse

Agree

Agree verb - To give or express one's approval (as to a proposal).
Usage example: we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published

Refuse is an antonym for agree in topics: be similar or consistent, be in unison.

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: the reclusive movie star usually refuses requests for interviews

Agree is an antonym for refuse in deny topic.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Common collocations

help agree help refuse help
guy agree guy refuse guy
people agree people refuse people
idea agree idea refuse idea
Other words: deal, time, way, side, father, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / Locke & Key They refuse, she pretends to agree with them, then steps off the catwalk the moment they're looking away.
  • Characters / Warhammer 40000 Astartes Beware the Superman: One thing loyalist Marines agree with Horus about is that they refuse to be under the authority of the High Lords of Terra.
  • But Thou Must! You can rudely refuse, respectfully refuse, or agree.
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