Dismiss
Decline
Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: she declined to participate in the soccer game
Dismiss is a synonym for decline in reject topic. Sometimes you can use "Dismiss" instead a verb "Decline", if it concerns topics such as accept, refuse, turn down, say no.
Common collocations
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Decline and Dismiss. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismiss/decline
Dismiss & Decline. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismiss/decline>.
Decline or Dismiss. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dismiss/decline.
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