Unscramble refuse

Definition of refuse

noun:

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen). Synonyms: food waste, garbage, scraps.

verb:

• show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike". Synonyms: decline. Antonyms: accept.
• refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality". Synonyms: decline, pass up, reject, turn down. Antonyms: accept.
• elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation". Synonyms: defy, resist. Antonyms: lend oneself.
• refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure", "he denies her her weekly allowance". Synonyms: deny. Antonyms: allow.
• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor". Synonyms: reject, resist.
• refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans", "Black people were often rejected by country clubs". Synonyms: reject, turn away, turn down. Antonyms: admit.

Related words

beggar, bounce, disdain, dishonor, dishonour, disobey, regret, reject, repudiate, scorn, spurn, withhold.

Words nearby

defuse, recuse, refuge, refute, reuse.

Rhymes with

abuse, accuse, amuse, bemuse, blues, booze, bruise, chartreuse, choose, clews, confuse, cruise, cruse, defuse, diffuse, disabuse, druse, druze, enthuse, excuse.