Check
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: the reclusive movie star usually refuses requests for interviews
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
Both words in one sentence
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The odds are in Wyatt's favor, but he can still just refuse to play and force Eddie to check it out regardless.
Source: Rock-Paper-Scissors -
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.
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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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