Decline and Opt

Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Opt is an antonym for decline.

Opt

Opt verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.
Usage example: after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service

Decline is an antonym for opt.

Nearby Words: option, opted, opting

Common collocations

method decline method opt method
money decline money opt money
option decline option opt option
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