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Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪbˈʌf], [ ɹɪbˈʌf], [ ɹ_ɪ_b_ˈʌ_f]
Rebuff means to reject or refuse a proposal, request or offer in a cold or blunt manner. Synonyms for rebuff include decline, refuse, reject, spurn, dismiss, repudiate, snub, turn down, repulse, repel, veto, check, discourage, foil, frustrate, oppose, resist, and snipe. Each of these synonyms portrays a similar sentiment to rebuff but with varying degrees of intensity and tone. Refuse, for instance, conveys a more neutral tone than snub, which implies a deliberate act of disdain or disrespect. Furthermore, the choice of synonym depends on the context and the nature of the proposal or request being rejected.
Related words: rebuffing, decoys, spoofing, faking, dual-carrier, countermeasures
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Similar words for rebuff:
- act (noun)
- barb (noun)
- brush-off (noun)
- check (noun)
- defeat (noun)
- denial (noun)
- discouragement (noun)
- fight off (noun)
- imperviousness (noun)
- insusceptibility (noun)
- licking (noun)
- opposition (noun)
- put-down (noun)
- quitclaim (noun)
- rebuke (noun)
- recoil (noun)
- refusal (noun)
- rejection (noun)
- renunciation (noun)
- repulsion (noun)
- resistance (noun)
- setback (noun)
- slight (noun)
- thumbs down (noun)
- brush aside/brush off (verb)
- censure (verb)
- check (verb)
- condemn (verb)
- deny (verb)
- disallow (verb)
- fend off (verb)
- neglect (verb)
- oppose (verb)
- parry (verb)
- pooh-pooh (verb)
- refuse (verb)
- reject (verb)
- repel (verb)
- resist (verb)
- snub (verb)
- spurn (verb)
- turn away; give the cold shoulder (verb)
- turn down (verb)
- deny
- dismiss
- fend off
- ignore
- neglect
- noun
- pooh-pooh
- rebuke
- refuse
- reject
- repulse
- subdue
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Rebuff:
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n.
• act • barb • brush-off • check- dis appointment ,
- dis appointments ,
- dis-appointment ,
- dis-appointments ,
- re strainer ,
- re strainers ,
- re versal ,
- re verse ,
- re-strainer ,
- re-strainers ,
- re-versal ,
- re-verse .
- Downthrow ,
- Insuccess ,
- Vanquishment ,
- Whaling ,
- killing ,
- kos ,
- lacings ,
- massacre ,
- non-success ,
- nonsuccess ,
- subjugations ,
- thrashing ,
- trouncings ,
- waxings .
- Controversion ,
- Refutal ,
- adjuration ,
- adjurations ,
- disavowal ,
- disavowals ,
- disproof ,
- disproofs ,
- no way ,
- no ways ,
- non-acceptance ,
- non-committal ,
- prohibitions ,
- refutation ,
- renegement ,
- renouncements ,
- retraction ,
- statement abnegation .
- adversary ,
- antagonism ,
- challenge ,
- conflict ,
- confrontation ,
- contradiction ,
- counteraction ,
- counterattack ,
- defiance ,
- disagreement ,
- dispute ,
- friction ,
- hindrance ,
- impediment ,
- interference ,
- objection ,
- obstinacy ,
- obstruction ,
- opposition ,
- protest ,
- repression ,
- resistance ,
- suppression .
- bawling outs ,
- bawling-outs ,
- bawlingout ,
- bawlingouts ,
- be rating ,
- be ratings ,
- be-rating ,
- be-ratings ,
- beratings ,
- chewing outs ,
- chewing-outs ,
- chewingout ,
- chewingouts ,
- dressingdown ,
- earfuls ,
- ex postulation ,
- ex postulations ,
- ex-postulation ,
- ex-postulations ,
- goingover ,
- kick teeth ,
- kick the teeth ,
- re monstrance ,
- re monstrances ,
- re prehension ,
- re prehensions ,
- re-monstrance ,
- re-monstrances ,
- re-prehension ,
- re-prehensions ,
- reprovals ,
- slap face ,
- talking tos ,
- talking-tos ,
- talkingto ,
- talkingtos ,
- telling offs ,
- telling-offs ,
- tellingoff ,
- tellingoffs ,
- tongue lashing ,
- tonguelashing ,
- up braiding ,
- up braidings ,
- up-braiding ,
- up-braidings ,
- upbraidings .
- about face ,
- hold ups ,
- mis fortune ,
- mis fortunes ,
- mis-fortunes ,
- reversal fortune ,
- up sets ,
- up-set ,
- up-sets ,
- whole new ballgames .
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v.
• brush aside/brush off- cold shouldered ,
- cold shouldering ,
- coldshouldered ,
- coldshouldering ,
- coldshoulders ,
- dis claim ,
- dis claimed ,
- dis claiming ,
- dis claims ,
- dis missed ,
- dis owned ,
- dis owning ,
- dis regard ,
- dis regarded ,
- dis regarding ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-claim ,
- dis-claimed ,
- dis-claiming ,
- dis-claims ,
- dis-missed ,
- dis-owned ,
- dis-owning ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regarded ,
- dis-regarding ,
- dis-regards ,
- haddest no time for ,
- hadst no time for ,
- has no time for ,
- hast no time for ,
- hath no time for ,
- having no time for ,
- over ridden ,
- over ride ,
- over rides ,
- over riding ,
- over rode ,
- over-ridden ,
- over-rides ,
- over-riding ,
- over-rode ,
- re buffed ,
- re buffing ,
- re-buffed ,
- re-buffing ,
- sweeping aside ,
- sweeps aside ,
- swept aside .
- be rate ,
- be rated ,
- be rates ,
- be-rate ,
- be-rated ,
- be-rates ,
- carped at ,
- carping at ,
- carps at ,
- dis approve ,
- dis approved ,
- dis approves ,
- dis approving ,
- dis-approve ,
- dis-approved ,
- dis-approves ,
- dis-approving ,
- ex probate ,
- ex probated ,
- ex probates ,
- ex probating ,
- ex-probate ,
- ex-probated ,
- ex-probates ,
- ex-probating ,
- exprobated ,
- exprobates ,
- exprobating ,
- finding fault with ,
- finds fault with ,
- found fault with ,
- gat after ,
- gets after ,
- getting after ,
- got after ,
- gotten after ,
- in criminate ,
- in criminated ,
- in criminates ,
- in criminating ,
- in-criminate ,
- in-criminated ,
- in-criminates ,
- in-criminating ,
- looked askance ,
- looking askance ,
- looks askance ,
- picked apart ,
- picking apart ,
- picks apart ,
- pulled apart ,
- pulling apart ,
- re prove ,
- re proved ,
- re proves ,
- re proving ,
- re-prove ,
- re-proved ,
- re-proves ,
- re-proving ,
- reads out ,
- take task ,
- takes task ,
- takes to task ,
- taking task ,
- taking to task ,
- tare apart ,
- tears apart ,
- took task ,
- took to task ,
- up braid ,
- up braided ,
- up braids ,
- up-braid ,
- up-braided ,
- up-braids .
- Bitting ,
- counter act ,
- counter acted ,
- counter acting ,
- counter acts ,
- counter-act ,
- counter-acted ,
- counter-acting ,
- counter-acts ,
- de lay ,
- de laying ,
- de lays ,
- de-lay ,
- de-laying ,
- de-lays ,
- dis courage ,
- dis courages ,
- dis-courage ,
- dis-courages ,
- holds down ,
- holds in ,
- nip bud ,
- nip in bud ,
- nip the bud ,
- played for time ,
- pre vent ,
- pre venting ,
- pre vents ,
- pre-vent ,
- pre-vented ,
- pre-venting ,
- pre-vents ,
- re duce ,
- re duces ,
- re press ,
- re pressed ,
- re presses ,
- re pressing ,
- re-duce ,
- re-duces ,
- re-press ,
- re-presses ,
- re-pressing ,
- reining in ,
- slackened pace ,
- slackening pace ,
- slackens pace ,
- slowing down ,
- slows down ,
- with held ,
- with hold ,
- with holds ,
- with-held ,
- with-hold ,
- with-holds .
- be grudge ,
- be grudged ,
- be grudges ,
- be grudging ,
- be-grudge ,
- be-grudged ,
- be-grudges ,
- be-grudging ,
- calls on ,
- dis acknowledge ,
- dis acknowledged ,
- dis acknowledges ,
- dis acknowledging ,
- dis avow ,
- dis avowed ,
- dis avowing ,
- dis avows ,
- dis believe ,
- dis believed ,
- dis believes ,
- dis believing ,
- dis card ,
- dis carded ,
- dis carding ,
- dis cards ,
- dis credit ,
- dis credited ,
- dis crediting ,
- dis credits ,
- dis prove ,
- dis proved ,
- dis proves ,
- dis proving ,
- dis-acknowledge ,
- dis-acknowledged ,
- dis-acknowledges ,
- dis-acknowledging ,
- dis-avow ,
- dis-avowed ,
- dis-avowing ,
- dis-avows ,
- dis-believe ,
- dis-believed ,
- dis-believes ,
- dis-believing ,
- dis-card ,
- dis-carded ,
- dis-carding ,
- dis-cards ,
- dis-credit ,
- dis-credited ,
- dis-crediting ,
- dis-credits ,
- dis-prove ,
- dis-proved ,
- dis-proves ,
- dis-proving ,
- enjoined from ,
- enjoining from ,
- enjoins from ,
- not bought ,
- not buying ,
- not buys ,
- re butted ,
- re butting ,
- re canted ,
- re canting ,
- re strain ,
- re strained ,
- re straining ,
- re strains ,
- re-butted ,
- re-butting ,
- re-canted ,
- re-canting ,
- re-strain ,
- re-strained ,
- re-straining ,
- re-strains ,
- said no to ,
- saying no to ,
- says no to ,
- takes exception to ,
- taking exception to ,
- took exception to ,
- turned thumbs down ,
- turning thumbs down ,
- turns thumbs down .
- de bar ,
- de barred ,
- de barring ,
- de bars ,
- de-bar ,
- de-barred ,
- de-barring ,
- de-bars ,
- dis allow ,
- dis allowed ,
- dis allowing ,
- dis allows ,
- dis-allow ,
- dis-allowed ,
- dis-allowing ,
- dis-allows ,
- nixed ,
- pro scribe ,
- pro scribed ,
- pro scribes ,
- pro scribing ,
- pro-scribe ,
- pro-scribed ,
- pro-scribes ,
- pro-scribing ,
- zinged .
- beating off ,
- beats off ,
- drave back ,
- drives back ,
- drove back ,
- fended off ,
- held at bay ,
- held bay ,
- hold bay ,
- holding at bay ,
- holding bay ,
- holds at bay ,
- holds bay ,
- keep a distance ,
- keep arm length ,
- keep arms length ,
- keep at arm length ,
- keep at arms length ,
- keep at distance ,
- keeping a distance ,
- keeping arm length ,
- keeping arm's length ,
- keeping arms length ,
- keeping at a distance ,
- keeping at arm length ,
- keeping at arm's length ,
- keeping at arms length ,
- keeping at distance ,
- keeping distance ,
- keeping off ,
- keeps a distance ,
- keeps arm length ,
- keeps arm's length ,
- keeps arms length ,
- keeps at a distance ,
- keeps at arm length ,
- keeps at arm's length ,
- keeps at arms length ,
- keeps at distance ,
- keeps distance ,
- keeps off ,
- kept a distance ,
- kept arm length ,
- kept arm's length ,
- kept arms length ,
- kept at a distance ,
- kept at arm length ,
- kept at arm's length ,
- kept at arms length ,
- kept at distance ,
- kept distance ,
- kept off ,
- turns aside .
- Pretermitted ,
- Pretermitting ,
- de tested ,
- de testing ,
- de-tested ,
- de-testing ,
- dis counted ,
- dis counting ,
- dis counts ,
- dis-counted ,
- dis-counting ,
- dis-counts ,
- had nothing do with ,
- had nothing to do with ,
- haddest nothing do with ,
- haddest nothing to do with ,
- hadst nothing do with ,
- hadst nothing to do with ,
- has nothing do with ,
- has nothing to do with ,
- hast nothing do with ,
- hast nothing to do with ,
- hath nothing do with ,
- hath nothing to do with ,
- have nothing do with ,
- having nothing do with ,
- having nothing to do with ,
- keep one distance ,
- keep ones distance ,
- keeping one distance ,
- keeping one's distance ,
- keeping ones distance ,
- keeps one distance ,
- keeps one's distance ,
- keeps ones distance ,
- kept one distance ,
- kept one's distance ,
- kept ones distance ,
- laughed off ,
- laughing off ,
- laughs off ,
- letted go ,
- lived with ,
- makes light of ,
- making light of ,
- over look ,
- over looked ,
- over looks ,
- over-look ,
- over-looking ,
- over-looks ,
- paid no attention to ,
- paid no mind ,
- passes up ,
- passing up ,
- payed no attention to ,
- payed no mind ,
- paying no attention to ,
- pays no attention to ,
- pays no mind ,
- pretermits ,
- tuned out ,
- tunes out ,
- tuning out ,
- under estimate ,
- under estimated ,
- under estimates ,
- under-estimate ,
- under-estimated ,
- under-estimating .
- antagonize ,
- confront ,
- contradict ,
- counter ,
- counteract ,
- cross ,
- defy ,
- disagree ,
- hinder ,
- impede ,
- inhibit ,
- intercept ,
- interfere ,
- meddle ,
- object ,
- obstruct ,
- oppose ,
- oppress ,
- repress ,
- resist ,
- suppress .
- by pass ,
- by passed ,
- by passes ,
- by passing ,
- fore stall ,
- fore stalled ,
- fore stalling ,
- fore stalls ,
- fore-stall ,
- fore-stalled ,
- fore-stalling ,
- fore-stalls .
- be littles ,
- be-little ,
- be-littles ,
- poohpooh ,
- scoffing at ,
- scoffs at ,
- sneered at ,
- sneering at ,
- sneers at ,
- treated with contempt ,
- treating with contempt ,
- treats with contempt ,
- waved aside ,
- waves aside ,
- waving aside .
- begged off ,
- begging off ,
- begs off ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- dis accord ,
- dis accorded ,
- dis according ,
- dis accords ,
- dis-accord ,
- dis-accorded ,
- dis-according ,
- dis-accords ,
- gave thumbs down to ,
- gives thumbs down to ,
- giving thumbs down to ,
- made excuses ,
- makes excuses ,
- making excuses ,
- not budged ,
- not budges ,
- not budgeted ,
- not budgeting ,
- not budgets ,
- not budging ,
- pro tested ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-tested ,
- pro-testing ,
- re fuse ,
- re fused ,
- re fuses ,
- re fusing ,
- re probate ,
- re probating ,
- re-fuse ,
- re-fused ,
- re-fuses ,
- re-fusing ,
- re-probate ,
- re-probated ,
- re-probates ,
- refuse receive ,
- refused receive ,
- refused to receive ,
- refuses receive ,
- refuses to receive ,
- refusing receive ,
- refusing to receive ,
- sending off ,
- sending regrets ,
- sends off ,
- sends regrets ,
- sent off ,
- sent regrets ,
- sets aside ,
- turn one back on ,
- turn ones back on ,
- turned deaf ear to ,
- turned from ,
- turned one back on ,
- turned one's back on ,
- turned ones back on ,
- turning back on ,
- turning deaf ear to ,
- turning from ,
- turning one back on ,
- turning one's back on ,
- turning ones back on ,
- turns back on ,
- turns deaf ear to ,
- turns from ,
- turns one back on ,
- turns one's back on ,
- turns ones back on ,
- with draw ,
- with drawing ,
- with drawn ,
- with draws ,
- with drew ,
- with-draw ,
- with-drawing ,
- with-drawn ,
- with-drew .
- beating back ,
- beats back ,
- chases away ,
- chasing away ,
- drave away ,
- drave off ,
- drives away ,
- drives off ,
- driving away ,
- driving off ,
- drove away ,
- drove off ,
- duelled ,
- forced back ,
- forced off ,
- forces back ,
- forces off ,
- forcing back ,
- forcing off ,
- gave cold shoulder to ,
- gives cold shoulder to ,
- giving cold shoulder to ,
- keep bay ,
- keeping at bay ,
- keeping bay ,
- keeps at bay ,
- keeps bay ,
- kept bay ,
- pushed back ,
- pushes back ,
- pushing back ,
- put flight ,
- puts flight ,
- puts to flight ,
- putting flight ,
- putting to flight ,
- standing up against ,
- stands against ,
- stands up against ,
- stood against ,
- stood up against ,
- with stand ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-stands .
- acted cool ,
- acting cool ,
- acts cool ,
- cuts dead ,
- cutting dead ,
- gave brush ,
- gave the brush ,
- give brush ,
- gives brush ,
- gives the brush ,
- giving brush ,
- giving the brush ,
- iced out ,
- ices out ,
- icing out ,
- look coldly up on ,
- looked coldly up on ,
- looked coldly upon ,
- looked right through ,
- looking coldly up on ,
- looking coldly upon ,
- looking right through ,
- looks coldly up on ,
- looks coldly upon ,
- looks right through ,
- not give time day ,
- puts chill on ,
- puts the chill on ,
- putting chill on ,
- putting the chill on ,
- snobbed ,
- snobbing ,
- up stage ,
- up staged ,
- up stages ,
- up staging ,
- up-stage ,
- up-staged ,
- up-stages ,
- up-staging .
- give cold shoulder ,
- held contempt ,
- held in contempt ,
- hold contempt ,
- holding contempt ,
- holding in contempt ,
- holds contempt ,
- holds in contempt ,
- looked down on ,
- steered clear ,
- steering clear ,
- steers clear ,
- turn nose at ,
- turned nose at ,
- turned nose up at ,
- turning nose at ,
- turning nose up at ,
- turns nose at ,
- turns nose up at .
Other synonyms:
- defeat .
Other relevant words:
- Animadverted ,
- Animadverting ,
- Bitted ,
- Burring ,
- By-pass ,
- Disciplining ,
- Dueling ,
- Embargoed ,
- Embargoing ,
- En Garde ,
- Filibustering ,
- Harnessing ,
- Lectured ,
- Parried ,
- Paused ,
- act cool ,
- animadvert ,
- animadverts ,
- beat back ,
- bottlenecked ,
- bottlenecking ,
- burred ,
- by-passed ,
- by-passes ,
- by-passing ,
- carp at ,
- censure ,
- chase away ,
- chased away ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- cold-shouldered ,
- cold-shouldering ,
- cold-shoulders ,
- coldshoulder ,
- cut dead ,
- deny ,
- disallow ,
- disciplined ,
- drive away ,
- drive off ,
- duel ,
- dueled ,
- duelling ,
- exprobate ,
- fend ,
- fend off ,
- filibustered ,
- find fault with ,
- force back ,
- force off ,
- get after ,
- getting rid of ,
- give cold shoulder to ,
- give the brush ,
- have no time for ,
- held down ,
- held in ,
- hold down ,
- hold in ,
- hold in contempt ,
- holding in ,
- holds back ,
- ice out ,
- iced ,
- incriminate ,
- inhibits ,
- keep at bay ,
- keep back ,
- keeping back ,
- keeps back ,
- kept at bay ,
- kept back ,
- knock down ,
- knocked down ,
- knocking down ,
- knocks down ,
- look askance ,
- look coldly upon ,
- look right through ,
- neutralize ,
- nixing ,
- not give time of day ,
- not hear of ,
- over-ride ,
- parry ,
- pass on ,
- passed on ,
- passes on ,
- passing on ,
- pick apart ,
- play for time ,
- playing for time ,
- plays for time ,
- proscribe ,
- pull apart ,
- pulls apart ,
- push back ,
- put chill on ,
- put the chill on ,
- put to flight ,
- read out ,
- reading out ,
- refuse ,
- rein in ,
- reined in ,
- reins in ,
- reject ,
- remonstrate ,
- repel ,
- repudiate ,
- say no ,
- says no ,
- send away ,
- sending away ,
- sends away ,
- sent away ,
- shutting out ,
- slacken pace ,
- slow down ,
- slowed down ,
- snub ,
- spurn ,
- stand against ,
- stand up against ,
- standing against ,
- steer clear ,
- stonewall ,
- sweep aside ,
- take to task ,
- tear apart ,
- tearing apart ,
- tell off ,
- tore apart ,
- torn apart ,
- turn down ,
- turn nose up at ,
- upbraid ,
- ward off ,
- withhold ,
- withholds ,
- zinging .
- Forgone ,
- Negatived ,
- Negativing ,
- Tabooed ,
- Tabooing ,
- call on ,
- called on ,
- calling on ,
- enjoin from ,
- forgoing ,
- forsake ,
- not buy ,
- say no to ,
- taboo ,
- take exception to ,
- turn thumbs down .
- beat off ,
- drive back ,
- driving back ,
- fending off ,
- hold at bay ,
- keep arm's length ,
- keep at a distance ,
- keep at arm's length ,
- keep distance ,
- keep off ,
- turn aside ,
- turned aside ,
- turning aside .
- Scanted ,
- Scanting ,
- Slurring ,
- have nothing to do with ,
- keep one's distance ,
- laugh off ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- live with ,
- living with ,
- made light of ,
- make light of ,
- neglect ,
- neglected ,
- not care for ,
- pass up ,
- passed by ,
- passed up ,
- pay no attention to ,
- pay no mind ,
- paying no mind ,
- pretermit ,
- scants ,
- shrug off ,
- tune out ,
- under-estimates .
- Abjurement ,
- Contrecoup ,
- Declinature ,
- Disclamation ,
- Discounting ,
- HIT ,
- Ignoring ,
- Increpation ,
- Insusceptibility ,
- Jobation ,
- Keelhaul ,
- Nonsuit ,
- Recalcitration ,
- Renitence ,
- Renitency ,
- Repellence ,
- Repellency ,
- Retroaction ,
- Spurning ,
- Withstanding ,
- abash ,
- abjuration ,
- abjure ,
- admonition ,
- affront ,
- attack ,
- avoid ,
- backlashing ,
- bafflement ,
- balk ,
- barb ,
- battle ,
- be inattentive to ,
- be proof ,
- be proof against ,
- bear up ,
- bear up against ,
- beating ,
- black look ,
- block ,
- blow up ,
- bound ,
- bridle ,
- bring down ,
- brush aside ,
- brush-off orbrush ,
- brushoff ,
- carom ,
- cast ,
- castigation ,
- chagrin ,
- chase ,
- chasten ,
- checkmate ,
- chide ,
- chuck ,
- chuck out ,
- chucking ,
- chucking out ,
- close the door on ,
- cold shoulder ,
- combat ,
- combative reaction ,
- complaint ,
- confusion ,
- contemn ,
- contempt ,
- control ,
- contumely ,
- correction ,
- countervail ,
- criticism ,
- crush ,
- curb ,
- curtain lecture ,
- cut ,
- declination ,
- decline ,
- declining ,
- deflate ,
- degrade ,
- delay ,
- demur ,
- denial ,
- deny oneself ,
- despisal ,
- despise ,
- despising ,
- despite ,
- destruction ,
- disapproval ,
- disapprove ,
- disavow ,
- disband ,
- discard ,
- disclaim ,
- disclaimer ,
- discomfit ,
- discomfiture ,
- discount ,
- discountenance ,
- discourage ,
- discouragement ,
- disdain ,
- disgust ,
- dismiss ,
- dismissal ,
- disown ,
- disownment ,
- displace ,
- disregard ,
- disrespect ,
- dissent ,
- dissentience ,
- downgrade ,
- dressing ,
- drive ,
- drop ,
- drubbing ,
- elasticity ,
- eliminate ,
- embarrass ,
- endure ,
- escape from ,
- eschew ,
- except ,
- exception ,
- exclude ,
- exclusion ,
- expostulation ,
- fail ,
- fight back ,
- fight off ,
- fight shy of ,
- flee from ,
- flout ,
- foil ,
- forgo ,
- forswear ,
- fractiousness ,
- freeze out ,
- frown ,
- frustration ,
- give someone the cold shoulder ,
- give someone the go-by ,
- give the boot ,
- give up ,
- go-by ,
- heave-ho ,
- hiccup ,
- high hat ,
- hitch ,
- hold ,
- hold back ,
- hold off ,
- hold out ,
- hold the line ,
- hold up ,
- humble ,
- humiliate ,
- humiliation ,
- ignore ,
- insult ,
- interrupt ,
- jilt ,
- kick ,
- kick in the teeth ,
- knock ,
- knock back ,
- lash out at ,
- last ,
- lecture ,
- mortify ,
- nauseate ,
- negation ,
- negative ,
- negativism ,
- nix ,
- nonacceptance ,
- noncooperation ,
- nothing doing ,
- offence ,
- ostracize ,
- outlast ,
- overlook ,
- overthrow ,
- pack off ,
- pass by ,
- passing by ,
- passive resistance ,
- personality ,
- preclude ,
- prevent ,
- push ,
- push aside ,
- push away ,
- put back ,
- put in one's place ,
- put-down ,
- quietus ,
- quitclaim ,
- rating ,
- reaction ,
- rebuke ,
- rebut ,
- rebuttal ,
- recalcitrance ,
- recalcitrancy ,
- recant ,
- recantation ,
- reduce ,
- reflection ,
- reflex ,
- reflexion ,
- reflux ,
- refractoriness ,
- refusal ,
- refuse to consider ,
- refuse to receive ,
- refute ,
- rejection ,
- relapse ,
- reluctance ,
- remonstrance ,
- renounce ,
- renouncement ,
- renunciation ,
- repelling ,
- reprehend ,
- reprehension ,
- reprimand ,
- reproach ,
- reprobation ,
- reproof ,
- reprove ,
- repudiation ,
- rescind ,
- resilience ,
- resonance ,
- restrain ,
- return ,
- reverberation ,
- reversal ,
- reverse ,
- revoke ,
- revolt ,
- revulsion ,
- rout ,
- run from ,
- scolding ,
- scorn ,
- scout ,
- scouting ,
- scowl ,
- send back ,
- send off ,
- send packing ,
- send to Coventry ,
- set back ,
- set down ,
- setback ,
- shame ,
- short answer ,
- short shrift ,
- shot ,
- shoulder ,
- show the door ,
- shrink from ,
- slam ,
- slap ,
- slight ,
- sneer ,
- sneer at ,
- sneeze at ,
- sniff ,
- snort ,
- spring ,
- springing back ,
- stalemate ,
- stand ,
- stave off ,
- steer clear of ,
- stem ,
- stop ,
- subdue ,
- subjugation ,
- tally ,
- throw away ,
- throw out ,
- throw over ,
- throwing out ,
- thrust ,
- thrust back ,
- thumb ,
- thwart ,
- traversal ,
- trimming ,
- turn ,
- turn away ,
- turn away from ,
- turn back ,
- turn from ,
- turn one's back on ,
- turndown ,
- uncooperativeness ,
- unparliamentary language ,
- upset ,
- upstage ,
- veto ,
- waive ,
- walking papers ,
- weather ,
- wigging .
- Refusing ,
- Regretted ,
- Reprobated ,
- Reprobating ,
- beg off ,
- give thumbs down to ,
- make excuses ,
- not budge ,
- not budget ,
- not care to ,
- send regrets ,
- setting aside ,
- turn back on ,
- turn deaf ear to ,
- turned away ,
- turned back on ,
- turning away ,
- turns away .
- Disincentives ,
- bawling-out ,
- call down ,
- call-down ,
- check ,
- chewing-out ,
- chidings ,
- disincentive ,
- earful ,
- hard time ,
- hard times ,
- hold-up ,
- hold-ups ,
- inhibition ,
- objurgation ,
- objurgations ,
- relinquishment ,
- reproval ,
- repulse ,
- repulsion ,
- restrainer ,
- restrainers ,
- reversal of fortune ,
- slap in face ,
- slap in the face ,
- slap the face ,
- talking to ,
- talking-to ,
- telling-off ,
- thumbs-down ,
- up set ,
- whole new ballgame .
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How to use "Rebuff" in context?
Rebuff is a word often used in the English language which means to express disapproval or refusal. For example, when a person asks someone out on a date, it can be considered a rebuff if the person is turned down. Rebuffs can also be verbal or nonverbal responses that communicate disapproval or unwillingness. Rebuffs can be intentional or unintentional, and they can be intentional or unintentional reactions to someone's advances.
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Equivalence
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
rejection.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Homophones for Rebuff:
- rave-up, Roofy, rorippa, rophy, rv, raphe, rube, rep, rob, rove, Rabi Ii, rib, rev, revivify, raphia, reeve, rupiah, RPA-ABB, rubia, rappee, rub, ropy, repay, Rabi I, ropeway, rarefy, rf, rabbi, review, rip up, rife, ruby, rave, raffia, rhaphe, ripe, r.v., revue, reef, reefy, ref, ruff, reap, rope off, rarify, rope up, rip, rip-off, roof, repp, reify, rap, rev up, RUF, rb, ropey, rub off, rbi, raf, rip off, robe, rape, roar off, rub up, rope, reb, rubify, rive, reave, riff, rupee, revive.
Hyponym for Rebuff:
n.
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discourtesy, offence, offensive activity, offense.
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Word of the Day
turned-up
- Synonyms:
- dumpy, retrousse, blocky, chubby, podgy, pudgy, pug, retrousse, snub-nosed, squatty.
