Refusal and Recognition

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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

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

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

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

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