Honour
Honour verb - Show respect towards.
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
How words are described
| real | real honour | real refuse |
| final | final honour | final refuse |
| greatest | greatest honour | greatest refuse |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Glynn is tempted to take their offered escape, but her sense of honour forces her to refuse.
Source: Literature / The Legendsong Saga - He would grow up to become a combat addict with a code of honour: he will fight worthy opponents to the death but refuse to fight or kill those clearly inferior to himself.
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Since honour commands me, how can I refuse
Source: Loved I Not Honor More
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Refuse and Honour. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/honour/refuse
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