Refuse and Settle on

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Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Settle on is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Settle on verb - Become fixed (on).

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Refuse is an antonym for settle on in topics: choose, give large gift.

They ultimately settle on "Blanks", because they can't think of a better alternative to "robot", which they refuse to use.

Source: Not Using the "Z" Word

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