Command
Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
How words are described
| human | human command | human refuse |
| right | right command | right refuse |
| real | real command | real refuse |
| final | final command | final refuse |
| Other adjectives: official. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Whole city-states refuse to join in just because they won't have any share of the command rights, or because they don't think the current allotment of command rights is honorable.
- However, when two students refuse their command, the King sends out a text announcing that their punishment is death.
Source: Literature / Ousama Game -
Megatron used something called the Solar Needle on Gears, making him "nice" and unable to refuse any command given to him by the Decepticons.
Source: Happiness in Slavery
Cite this Source
Refuse and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/refuse
Command & Refuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/refuse>.
Refuse or Command. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/refuse.
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