Repudiate and Rebuff

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Repudiate

Repudiate verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Usage example: we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract

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Rebuff is a synonym for repudiate in action topic. In some cases you can use "Rebuff" instead a verb "Repudiate", when it comes to topics like reject, deny.

Nearby Words: repudiation, repudiating

Rebuff

Rebuff verb - Reject outright and bluntly.

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Repudiate is a synonym for rebuff in action topic. You can use "Repudiate" instead a verb "Rebuff", if it concerns topics such as reject, turn away.

Nearby Words: rebuffed, rebuffing

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