Recognition and Refusal

Opposite meaning words

Recognition noun - The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering.

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Nearby Words: recognize, recognise, recognized, recognizable, recognizer

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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Recognition is an antonym for refusal in topics: disagreement, denial.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

public	public recognition	public refusal
complete	complete recognition	complete refusal
proper	proper recognition	proper refusal
poor	poor recognition	poor refusal
Other adjectives: personal, universal, less, occasional, different, visual.

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