Lock up and Refuse

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Lock up verb - To put in or as if in prison.

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Refuse is an antonym for lock up in topics: achieve, be in possession.

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Lock up is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

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Refuse and Lock up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lock_up/refuse

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