Check and Refuse

Check

Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.

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

Refuse

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

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

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

legal legal check legal refuse
real real check real refuse
little little check little refuse
bad bad check bad refuse
Other adjectives: final.

Common collocations

time check time refuse time
head check head refuse head
entry check entry refuse entry
times check times refuse times

Both words in one sentence

  • Rock-Paper-Scissors The odds are in Wyatt's favor, but he can still just refuse to play and force Eddie to check it out regardless.
  • Film / The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl Failed a Spot Check: Early in the film, Max's parents refuse to believe his claims that Sharkboy and Lavagirl ate the cookies his Mom made, instead choosing to blame him.
  • Hype Aversion Maybe it's become a strange sort of anti-establishment pride that you refuse to check out something so many have liked.
    Source: Hype Aversion
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