Refuse
Upset
How words are described
| right | right refuse | right upset |
| plain | plain refuse | plain upset |
| real | real refuse | real upset |
| little | little refuse | little upset |
| Other adjectives: greatest, younger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Fitz by then however was in love with Olivia so he naturally would refuse her attempts, but that's all the more reason for him not to be upset about her affair.
Source: Series / Scandal -
If you agree to kiss the ring Eleana berates you for submitting, while if you refuse Rodrik's mother is upset as she won't get to see her son.
Source: Sadistic Choice / Video Games -
He wants to be recognized as a fellow deity by the Twelve, but they refuse on the grounds that a being of pure Stasis would upset the balance between Wafku and Stasis that exists on the World of Twelve.
Source: Physical God
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Upset and Refuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refuse/upset
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