Decline and Refrain

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

Usage example: she declined to participate in the soccer game

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Refrain and decline are semantically related. in say no topic. In some cases you can use "Refrain" instead a verb "Decline".

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

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Decline and refrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decline" instead a verb "Refrain".

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

money	decline money	refrain money
rewards	decline rewards	refrain rewards

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