Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Treated
Treated adjective - Subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent.
Both words in one sentence
-
He claims that he refused to hire him because no patient would consent to being treated by a black man, but the only reason people refuse to be treated by black men is because they are racist.
Source: Series / The Knick -
But if the slaves WANT to do your dishes, and actively refuse pay, wouldn't it be immoral to treat them differently from how they want to be treated?
Source: Fantastic Aesop -
In Corsair, Canale is treated as a vamp by a lot of characters, almost all of whom are trying to defer their guilt to him because they refuse to accept that their desire for him is their fault.
Source: The Vamp
Cite this Source
Treated and Refuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refuse/treated
Refuse & Treated. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/refuse/treated>.
Treated or Refuse. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/refuse/treated.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "refuse" and "treated" have occurred on timeline