Refusal
Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Turning down and refusal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turning down" instead a noun "Refusal".
Turning down
Refusal and turning down are semantically related. You can use "Refusal" instead a noun phrase "Turning down".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Thanks to a refusal (several times) to dub her lines in The Canary Murder Case for Paramount, Louise effectively ended her film career in America after also turning down the lead role for Public Enemy in 1931.
Source: Creator / Louise Brooks
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Turning down and Refusal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refusal/turning_down
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