Return and Refuse

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Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Refuse is an antonym for return in give back topic.

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Return is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

alien	alien return	alien refuse
dead	dead return	dead refuse
real	real return	real refuse
little	little return	little refuse
Other adjectives: bad, main, few, official.

life	return life	refuse life
people	return people	refuse people
favor	return favor	refuse favor
item	return item	refuse item
Other words: time, way, earth, money, times.

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