Declination
Declination noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: congressional declinations of cabinet appointments have been relatively infrequent, most senators believing that the president is entitled to pick his own advisors
Disallowance and declination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disallowance" instead a noun "Declination".
Disallowance
Disallowance noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: the taxpayer was notified of the disallowance of his claim for medical expenses
Declination and disallowance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Declination" instead a noun "Disallowance".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- exclusion and declination
- exclusion and disallowance
- contradiction and declination
- contradiction and disallowance
- rejection and declination
- rejection and disallowance
- repulse and declination
- repulse and disallowance
- rebuff and declination
- rebuff and disallowance
- negative and declination
- negative and disallowance
- denial and declination
- denial and disallowance
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Disallowance and Declination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/declination/disallowance
Declination & Disallowance. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/declination/disallowance>.
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