Defer and Refuse

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Defer

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.
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Antonyms for Defer
Refuse is an antonym for defer in yield topic.
Nearby Words: deference, deferred, deferment, deferral, deferring

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Antonyms for Refuse
Defer is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser
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Common collocations

service defer service refuse service
payment defer payment refuse payment
time defer time refuse time
way defer way refuse way
Other words: attempts.

Both words in one sentence

  • Windows 10 installs updates by default, leaving home users with no way to defer or refuse defective updates.
    Source: Darth Wiki / Idiot Programming
  • The Vamp In Corsair, Canale is treated as a vamp by a lot of characters, almost all of whom are trying to defer their guilt to him because they refuse to accept that their desire for him is their fault.
    Source: The Vamp
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