Declination and Rejection

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

Rejection is a synonym for declination in refusal topic. In some cases you can use "Rejection" instead a noun "Declination".

Rejection

Rejection noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess

Declination is a synonym for rejection. You can use "Declination" instead a noun "Rejection".

Nearby Words: reject, rejected, rejecting, rejector, rejecter
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