Cancel and Refuse

Cancel

Cancel verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

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Refuse and cancel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Cancel".

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Cancel and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

marriage	cancel marriage	refuse marriage
order	cancel order	refuse order
service	cancel service	refuse service
contract	cancel contract	refuse contract
Other words: deal, time, command, war, duel.

Since the kids refuse to eat it anymore, the manufacturers cancel their deal with the cafeteria.

Source: Western Animation / Moville Mysteries
Studios turn down good scripts, networks cancel, screw over, or fail to pick up good shows, and publishers refuse to publish great books all the time.

Source: Network to the Rescue
This prompted her to refuse to visit the studio the weekend of her eventual firing, and that line-crossing led to network executives to cancel her show and terminate her contract.

Source: Role Ending Misdemeanor

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