Dismiss and Decline

Dismiss

Dismiss verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

Decline is a synonym for dismiss in reject topic. In some cases you can use "Decline" instead a verb "Dismiss", when it comes to topics like accept, free, refuse.

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

love dismiss love decline love
member dismiss member decline member
season dismiss season decline season
fact dismiss fact decline fact
Other words: requests.
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