Refuse and Stick

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Refuse

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Synonyms for Refuse
Antonyms for Refuse
Stick is an antonym for refuse.
Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Stick

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
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Synonyms for Stick
Antonyms for Stick
Refuse is an antonym for stick in topics: position, endure, adhere, poke with pointed object.
Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily
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How words are described

right right refuse right stick
plain plain refuse plain stick
little little refuse little stick
main main refuse main stick

Common collocations

girl refuse girl stick girl
people refuse people stick people
couple refuse couple stick couple
hand refuse hand stick hand
Other words: time, way, head.

Both words in one sentence

  • Offered the Crown Leads to an Awesome Moment of Crowning often enough, though he may refuse and make it stick.
    Source: Offered the Crown
  • Mr Fanservice / Anime and Manga Particularly since Art Evolution set in, several guys have clothes that refuse to stick to their backs.
    Source: Mr Fanservice / Anime and Manga
  • In American Gangster Frank Lucas sets his nephew Steve up for a baseball career with the New York YankeesÂ… only to have Steve refuse the offer and stick with Frank's gang.
    Source: Evil Parents Want Good Kids
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Antonyms for refuse


Antonyms for stick

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