Throw out
Throw out verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards
Turn down
Turn down verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Usage example: I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- abandon and throw out
- abandon and turn down
- reject and throw out
- reject and turn down
- drop and throw out
- drop and turn down
- discard and throw out
- discard and turn down
- rule out and throw out
- rule out and turn down
- disallow and throw out
- disallow and turn down
- refuse and throw out
- refuse and turn down
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Turn down and Throw out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/throw_out/turn_down
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Turn down or Throw out. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/throw_out/turn_down.
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