Defect
Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
Not accept and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not accept" instead a verb "Defect".
Not accept
Defect and not accept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb phrase "Not accept".
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Not accept and Defect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/not_accept
Defect & Not accept. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/not_accept>.
Not accept or Defect. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/not_accept.
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