Refuse and Suggest

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Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Suggest is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Suggest verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Refuse is an antonym for suggest in plan topic.

person	refuse person	suggest person
people	refuse people	suggest people
kind	refuse kind	suggest kind
idea	refuse idea	suggest idea
Other words: time, way, nothing, side, war, times.

She says early on that she would never refuse her father if he approached her, and when the Longs suggest she and Jake should mate to create a super-smart baby, she says that the matter will have to be resolved between Jake and Zeb.

Source: Literature / The Number of the Beast

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