Join and Refuse

Join

Join verb - To be adjacent to.

Refuse and join are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Join".

Nearby Words: joined, joining

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

Join and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Join" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

How words are described

bad bad join bad refuse

Common collocations

order join order refuse order
time join time refuse time
side join side refuse side
quest join quest refuse quest
Other words: war.

Both words in one sentence

  • A Changeling skilled in dream combat is a great ally to have, but could become just as big a threat if they refuse and join the Beast.
  • But Thou Must! Averted with some characters where you can outright refuse to have them join (this is in fact the only way to have other characters join later instead).
  • In Pokémon Red and Blue and its remakes, a Rocket grunt threatens you with this when you refuse to join Team Rocket.
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