Refuse and Reject

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Refuse

Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.

Usage example: refuse had littered the playground until our volunteer group cleaned it up

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Reject is a synonym for refuse in deny topic. In some cases you can use "Reject" instead the word "Refuse" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like action, decline, accept, cancel. popular alternative

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Reject

Reject verb - To be unwilling to grant.

Usage example: rejected his request for time off

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Refuse is a synonym for reject in action topic. You can use "Refuse" instead the word "Reject" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as accept, cancel, prohibit, rebuff. popular alternative

Nearby Words: rejected, rejection, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

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How words are described

human	human refuse	human reject
right	right refuse	right reject
pathetic	pathetic refuse	pathetic reject

Common collocations

girl	refuse girl	reject girl
help	refuse help	reject help
life	refuse life	reject life
request	refuse request	reject request
Other words: attempt, idea, chance, deal, offer, food, gift, proposal, suggestion, side, advice, anyone, gifts, advances, offers, attempts.

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