Make and Refuse

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Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
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Synonyms for Make
Antonyms for Make
Refuse is an antonym for make in topics: estimate, designate, add up to, enact, arrive.
Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Synonyms for Refuse
Antonyms for Refuse
Make is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser
Similar words of make

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How words are described

human human make human refuse
real real make real refuse
little little make little refuse
bad bad make bad refuse
Other adjectives: main, few, boring.

Common collocations

life make life refuse life
contact make contact refuse contact
people make people refuse people
kind make kind refuse kind
Other words: attempt, call, deal, time, way, money, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, Holly tries to refuse her upcoming promotion because it would make work more boring.
    Source: Declining Promotion
  • She “bleeds” caffeine and the other girls refuse to let her make the coffee, she brews it so rich.
    Source: Must Have Caffeine / Live-Action TV
  • God Couple Oftentimes, devotees will make a request to Vishnu through Lakshmi, because it is said that he will not refuse a request from her.
    Source: God Couple
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Antonyms for make


Antonyms for refuse

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