Engage and Refuse

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Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.
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Antonyms for Engage
Refuse is an antonym for engage in topics: attack, use, engross, interconnect, promise to marry.
Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Refuse

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

kind engage kind refuse kind
time engage time refuse time
way engage way refuse way
anyone engage anyone refuse anyone
Other words: duel, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Hypocrite: When Joseph Wapner criticized Sheindlin's behavior, she responded with:I refuse to engage in similar mud slinging.
    Source: Series / Judge Judy
  • Played annoyingly straight in Cossacks European Wars, where ranged units will frequently refuse to engage enemies that have closed to melee range.
    Source: Arbitrary Minimum Range
  • Literature / The Thrawn Trilogy And if they somehow sense the trap and refuse to engage, we'll have our forward base.
    Source: Literature / The Thrawn Trilogy
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