Rebuff and Renounce

Rebuff

Rebuff verb - Reject outright and bluntly.

Renounce and rebuff are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Renounce" instead a verb "Rebuff".

Nearby Words: rebuffed, rebuffing

Renounce

Renounce verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.

Rebuff and renounce are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Rebuff" instead a verb "Renounce".

Common collocations

vows rebuff vows renounce vows
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