Carry and Refuse

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Carry

Carry verb - To have as part of a whole.
Usage example: the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts
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Synonyms for Carry
Antonyms for Carry
Refuse is an antonym for carry in topics: transport physical object, broadcast electronically.
Nearby Words: carriage, carried, carrier, carrying, carri

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Synonyms for Refuse
Antonyms for Refuse
Carry is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser
Similar words of carry

Similar words of refuse

Common collocations

people carry people refuse people
item carry item refuse item
time carry time refuse time
way carry way refuse way
Other words: money, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Both stations must have general mangers who had a terrible night in Vegas once, because they absolutely refuse to carry anything on NBC which involves televised poker.
    Source: Screwed By The Network / Live-Action TV
  • Crosses into Idiot Hero when he continues to refuse to study the subject despite various warnings of his friends and a previously friendly mage gets him to carry an Artifact of Death.
    Source: Running Gag / Literature
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Refuse and Carry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/carry/refuse
Carry & Refuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/carry/refuse>.
Refuse or Carry. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/carry/refuse.

Antonyms for carry


Antonyms for refuse

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