Synonyms for Rebuff:

• n.

  •
  • blank,
  • get/be given the cold shoulder,
  • look through,
  • keep your distance,
  • shun,
  • avoid,
  • stand up.
  •act (noun)
  • rebuff.
  •barb (noun)
  • re buff,
  • re buffs,
  • re-buffs,
  • re-buff.
  •brush-off (noun)
  • brush-off.
  •brush off (noun)
  • brush off.
  •check (noun)
  • re strainer,
  • re strainers,
  • re verse,
  • re-strainer,
  • re-strainers,
  • dis-appointments,
  • re versal,
  • dis appointments,
  • dis appointment,
  • re-versal,
  • re-verse,
  • dis-appointment.
  •defeat (noun)
  • massacre,
  • kos,
  • Vanquishment,
  • lacings,
  • subjugations,
  • Insuccess,
  • non-success,
  • killing,
  • nonsuccess,
  • waxings,
  • Whaling,
  • thrashing,
  • subjugation,
  • Downthrow,
  • trouncings.
  •denial (noun)
  • renegement,
  • no ways,
  • retraction,
  • no way,
  • disavowals,
  • Refutal,
  • prohibitions,
  • statement abnegation,
  • non-acceptance,
  • adjuration,
  • veto,
  • disproofs,
  • renouncement,
  • brushoff,
  • disproof,
  • adjurations,
  • renouncements,
  • Controversion,
  • refutation,
  • non-committal,
  • nonacceptance,
  • disavowal.
  •disappointment (noun)
  • setback.
  •discouragement (noun)
  • dis incentive,
  • dis incentives,
  • dis-incentives,
  • dis-incentive.
  •drive back (noun)
  • drive back.
  •fight off (noun)
  • fight off,
  • fight.
  •imperviousness (noun)
  • un susceptibilities,
  • un susceptibility,
  • un-susceptibility,
  • un-susceptibilities.
  •insusceptibility (noun)
  • in susceptibilities,
  • in susceptibility,
  • in-susceptibilities,
  • in-susceptibility.
  •licking (noun)
  • licking.
  •opposition (noun)
  • counterattack,
  • impediment,
  • suppression,
  • adversary,
  • hindrance,
  • resistance,
  • opposition,
  • interference,
  • challenge,
  • disagreement,
  • friction,
  • confrontation,
  • obstinacy,
  • counteraction,
  • conflict,
  • repression,
  • antagonism,
  • protest,
  • obstruction,
  • dispute,
  • defiance,
  • objection,
  • contradiction.
  •put-down (noun)
  • putdown,
  • put down.
  •quitclaim (noun)
  • Demission.
  •rebuke (noun)
  • talking tos,
  • beratings,
  • re-monstrance,
  • tongue lashing,
  • talkingto,
  • ex-postulations,
  • re monstrances,
  • telling-offs,
  • re monstrance,
  • earfuls,
  • be-ratings,
  • tellingoffs,
  • be rating,
  • dressingdown,
  • re prehensions,
  • up-braidings,
  • ex postulations,
  • talking-tos,
  • kick teeth,
  • talkingtos,
  • re prehension,
  • tellingoff,
  • up braiding,
  • be ratings,
  • reprovals,
  • re-prehension,
  • ex postulation,
  • re-prehensions,
  • goingover,
  • chewingouts,
  • re-monstrances,
  • telling offs,
  • bawlingouts,
  • slap face,
  • up braidings,
  • chewing-outs,
  • chewingout,
  • up-braiding,
  • tonguelashing,
  • kick the teeth,
  • upbraidings,
  • bawlingout,
  • bawling outs,
  • be-rating,
  • bawling-outs,
  • ex-postulation,
  • chewing outs.
  •recoil (noun)
  • bounce,
  • boomerang,
  • recoil,
  • ricochet,
  • backlash,
  • backfire,
  • kickback,
  • rebound,
  • repercussion.
  •refusal (noun)
  • NOS,
  • knockback,
  • forbiddings,
  • non-compliance,
  • non-consent,
  • withholdings,
  • nonconsent,
  • enjoinment.
  •rejection (noun)
  • thumbs down,
  • no dice,
  • no go,
  • kick in teeth.
  •renunciation (noun)
  • self-abnegation,
  • self-sacrifice,
  • eschewal.
  •repulsion (noun)
  • dis relishes,
  • dis-taste,
  • dis-relishes,
  • dis tastes,
  • dis-tastes,
  • dis taste,
  • dis-relish,
  • dis relish.
  •resistance (noun)
  • impedance,
  • imperviousness,
  • retardation,
  • striking back,
  • impeding,
  • impedances.
  •setback (noun)
  • up-set,
  • reversal fortune,
  • mis fortune,
  • about face,
  • mis fortunes,
  • mis-fortunes,
  • up sets,
  • hold ups,
  • whole new ballgames,
  • up-sets.
  •slight (noun)
  • call-downs,
  • call downs,
  • in attention,
  • in-attentions,
  • dis courtesies,
  • calldowns,
  • calldown,
  • dis-courtesy,
  • in-difference,
  • dis courtesy,
  • in-attention,
  • in attentions,
  • in-differences,
  • in difference,
  • dis-courtesies,
  • in differences.
  •thumbs down (noun)
  • dis satisfaction,
  • dis satisfactions,
  • dis-satisfactions,
  • declinings,
  • dis-satisfaction.

• v.

  •brush aside/brush off (verb)
  • dis claiming,
  • cold shouldered,
  • dis-missed,
  • dis missed,
  • hadst no time for,
  • sweeping aside,
  • dis regards,
  • dis owned,
  • dis regarded,
  • dis claim,
  • dis-regards,
  • dis-regarded,
  • over-rode,
  • hath no time for,
  • swept aside,
  • coldshouldered,
  • having no time for,
  • dis-claims,
  • over ridden,
  • cold shouldering,
  • sweeps aside,
  • over ride,
  • over-rides,
  • dis-claiming,
  • hast no time for,
  • haddest no time for,
  • over rode,
  • dis-owned,
  • dis claims,
  • coldshouldering,
  • dis-regard,
  • re buffed,
  • dis regarding,
  • dis-claimed,
  • dis-claim,
  • coldshoulders,
  • dis owning,
  • dis-owning,
  • over-riding,
  • over-ridden,
  • re-buffed,
  • dis-regarding,
  • dis claimed,
  • re-buffing,
  • dis regard,
  • has no time for,
  • over rides,
  • re buffing,
  • over riding.
  •censure (verb)
  • exprobates,
  • be rated,
  • in criminates,
  • dis-approves,
  • ex probate,
  • ex probates,
  • reads out,
  • pulling apart,
  • carping at,
  • taking task,
  • re-proving,
  • in-criminating,
  • ex probating,
  • ex-probates,
  • be-rates,
  • took to task,
  • be-rated,
  • gets after,
  • took task,
  • gat after,
  • carps at,
  • carped at,
  • ex-probating,
  • dis-approving,
  • getting after,
  • in criminating,
  • dis approves,
  • takes task,
  • ex-probated,
  • looked askance,
  • looking askance,
  • looks askance,
  • pulled apart,
  • be rate,
  • re proves,
  • dis approved,
  • up braided,
  • picks apart,
  • ex probated,
  • re proving,
  • gotten after,
  • up-braided,
  • re prove,
  • dis approving,
  • tare apart,
  • finds fault with,
  • re-prove,
  • got after,
  • dis-approve,
  • in criminate,
  • takes to task,
  • picked apart,
  • taking to task,
  • up braid,
  • found fault with,
  • picking apart,
  • exprobated,
  • exprobating,
  • in-criminated,
  • ex-probate,
  • re-proves,
  • be rates,
  • tears apart,
  • finding fault with,
  • take task,
  • up-braid,
  • up braids,
  • dis approve,
  • in-criminates,
  • be-rate,
  • re proved,
  • in-criminate,
  • up-braids,
  • dis-approved,
  • re-proved,
  • in criminated.
  •check (verb)
  • Bitting,
  • re duce,
  • re-duce,
  • de-lay,
  • re-press,
  • counter act,
  • holds down,
  • de lays,
  • slackening pace,
  • counter acts,
  • nip the bud,
  • de laying,
  • re-duces,
  • with-held,
  • with held,
  • pre-vented,
  • slackened pace,
  • counter acted,
  • re-pressing,
  • counter acting,
  • holds in,
  • re pressing,
  • with-hold,
  • with holds,
  • pre-vents,
  • with-holds,
  • re press,
  • re presses,
  • counter-acts,
  • reining in,
  • de lay,
  • re duces,
  • played for time,
  • counter-acted,
  • counter-acting,
  • counter-act,
  • dis courage,
  • slowing down,
  • pre-venting,
  • with hold,
  • re-presses,
  • dis-courages,
  • pre vent,
  • nip in bud,
  • slackens pace,
  • pre-vent,
  • dis courages,
  • de-laying,
  • slows down,
  • de-lays,
  • dis-courage,
  • re pressed,
  • pre venting,
  • nip bud,
  • pre vents.
  •condemn (verb)
  • damn with faint praise.
  •defeat (verb)
  • trimming.
  •deny (verb)
  • dis avow,
  • dis-proving,
  • dis-acknowledged,
  • re-straining,
  • dis-cards,
  • dis crediting,
  • re-canted,
  • be-grudges,
  • dis-credit,
  • turns thumbs down,
  • dis-proved,
  • dis believes,
  • be grudged,
  • re-canting,
  • dis-believing,
  • be-grudged,
  • dis carding,
  • re-strains,
  • turned thumbs down,
  • dis believed,
  • dis-carded,
  • dis credits,
  • dis-believe,
  • not buys,
  • be grudges,
  • dis cards,
  • dis avowing,
  • dis proves,
  • dis-crediting,
  • dis-avowing,
  • saying no to,
  • dis acknowledged,
  • dis-credited,
  • dis-avows,
  • dis-acknowledging,
  • enjoining from,
  • re strains,
  • dis-credits,
  • dis avows,
  • not bought,
  • re-strain,
  • dis believing,
  • enjoins from,
  • enjoined from,
  • dis-avow,
  • dis acknowledge,
  • dis-believes,
  • dis proved,
  • be grudge,
  • not buying,
  • said no to,
  • dis believe,
  • dis credit,
  • says no to,
  • re-butting,
  • re strain,
  • dis-acknowledges,
  • dis avowed,
  • be-grudge,
  • dis-prove,
  • be grudging,
  • re canting,
  • dis card,
  • dis proving,
  • re-butted,
  • dis-believed,
  • dis carded,
  • dis acknowledges,
  • re-strained,
  • dis credited,
  • be-grudging,
  • dis-proves,
  • dis acknowledging,
  • calls on,
  • re straining,
  • re strained,
  • dis-card,
  • took exception to,
  • dis prove,
  • re canted,
  • turning thumbs down,
  • takes exception to,
  • dis-avowed,
  • re butting,
  • dis-acknowledge,
  • taking exception to,
  • re butted,
  • dis-carding.
  •disallow (verb)
  • de-barred,
  • de bars,
  • nixed,
  • dis allow,
  • pro-scribe,
  • zinged,
  • de bar,
  • de-bars,
  • dis-allowed,
  • pro scribe,
  • pro scribed,
  • dis-allows,
  • de-barring,
  • de-bar,
  • dis allowed,
  • dis allowing,
  • pro-scribing,
  • dis-allow,
  • dis-allowing,
  • dis allows,
  • pro scribes,
  • pro-scribes,
  • de barred,
  • pro-scribed,
  • de barring,
  • pro scribing.
  •fend off (verb)
  • held bay,
  • keep at arm length,
  • fended off,
  • kept distance,
  • keeps distance,
  • kept at arm length,
  • keeping arm length,
  • held at bay,
  • keeping at a distance,
  • holding bay,
  • kept arms length,
  • beats off,
  • keeps at arm length,
  • keeping at distance,
  • keep at distance,
  • keeps at a distance,
  • drives back,
  • keeping arms length,
  • keeping arm's length,
  • keep arms length,
  • keeping a distance,
  • keeps arm's length,
  • keeps a distance,
  • keeping at arms length,
  • keeping at arm's length,
  • holds bay,
  • beating off,
  • kept arm's length,
  • keeps at distance,
  • kept off,
  • holding at bay,
  • keeping at arm length,
  • keeping off,
  • keep arm length,
  • holds at bay,
  • kept at arm's length,
  • keep at arms length,
  • keeps arms length,
  • keeps off,
  • hold bay,
  • kept at arms length,
  • drove back,
  • kept a distance,
  • kept arm length,
  • keeping distance,
  • keep a distance,
  • kept at distance,
  • turns aside,
  • drave back,
  • kept at a distance,
  • keeps at arms length,
  • keeps arm length,
  • keeps at arm's length.
  •neglect (verb)
  • de testing,
  • lived with,
  • hast nothing do with,
  • de-tested,
  • over-looking,
  • dis-counts,
  • kept one's distance,
  • haddest nothing do with,
  • keep ones distance,
  • keeps ones distance,
  • haddest nothing to do with,
  • having nothing do with,
  • laughing off,
  • hath nothing do with,
  • keeps one distance,
  • keeping one distance,
  • keeping ones distance,
  • having nothing to do with,
  • dis counting,
  • over look,
  • had nothing to do with,
  • letted go,
  • dis counted,
  • kept ones distance,
  • payed no mind,
  • over-look,
  • dis-counted,
  • kept one distance,
  • de tested,
  • paying no attention to,
  • tuning out,
  • hadst nothing to do with,
  • tuned out,
  • over looks,
  • keeps one's distance,
  • makes light of,
  • dis-counting,
  • under-estimated,
  • under-estimate,
  • under estimates,
  • paid no attention to,
  • has nothing to do with,
  • payed no attention to,
  • hath nothing to do with,
  • has nothing do with,
  • Pretermitting,
  • paid no mind,
  • tunes out,
  • de-testing,
  • making light of,
  • pays no attention to,
  • over-looks,
  • pays no mind,
  • under estimate,
  • passing up,
  • had nothing do with,
  • over looked,
  • have nothing do with,
  • Pretermitted,
  • pretermits,
  • under-estimating,
  • laughs off,
  • laughed off,
  • under estimated,
  • dis counts,
  • keeping one's distance,
  • hadst nothing do with,
  • passes up,
  • keep one distance,
  • hast nothing to do with.
  •oppose (verb)
  • confront,
  • counter,
  • intercept,
  • obstruct,
  • oppress,
  • defy,
  • repress,
  • interfere,
  • antagonize,
  • impede,
  • contradict,
  • oppose,
  • suppress,
  • hinder,
  • cross,
  • inhibit,
  • meddle,
  • object,
  • resist,
  • counteract,
  • disagree.
  •parry (verb)
  • by passing,
  • fore stall,
  • fore stalls,
  • fore-stalled,
  • fore-stalling,
  • by passes,
  • fore stalling,
  • by pass,
  • fore-stall,
  • fore-stalls,
  • fore stalled,
  • by passed.
  •pooh-pooh (verb)
  • be-little,
  • be littles,
  • sneered at,
  • treating with contempt,
  • waved aside,
  • scoffs at,
  • treats with contempt,
  • treated with contempt,
  • sneers at,
  • waving aside,
  • sneering at,
  • poohpooh,
  • be-littles,
  • scoffing at,
  • waves aside.
  •refuse (verb)
  • dis-accorded,
  • turning back on,
  • turning from,
  • makes excuses,
  • with drew,
  • turned ones back on,
  • giving thumbs down to,
  • with drawing,
  • sending off,
  • made excuses,
  • turns one back on,
  • turns back on,
  • re probate,
  • not budges,
  • dis-accord,
  • not budgeting,
  • refused to receive,
  • begs off,
  • pro tested,
  • re fuses,
  • de cline,
  • not budgets,
  • turning one's back on,
  • re fused,
  • turning one back on,
  • re-fuses,
  • sending regrets,
  • with draw,
  • refusing receive,
  • not budgeted,
  • with-drawn,
  • begging off,
  • dis according,
  • turning deaf ear to,
  • re-fuse,
  • turned from,
  • turn one back on,
  • turned one's back on,
  • de clines,
  • pro-tested,
  • dis accorded,
  • refused receive,
  • not budged,
  • turn ones back on,
  • sent regrets,
  • gives thumbs down to,
  • turned one back on,
  • sets aside,
  • gave thumbs down to,
  • dis accords,
  • turned deaf ear to,
  • sends off,
  • turns one's back on,
  • sends regrets,
  • turns ones back on,
  • re-probates,
  • refusing to receive,
  • turning ones back on,
  • re-probated,
  • refuses to receive,
  • de-cline,
  • re-fused,
  • re-probate,
  • with-drew,
  • pro-testing,
  • begged off,
  • refuse receive,
  • with drawn,
  • refuses receive,
  • de-clines,
  • dis accord,
  • re-fusing,
  • turns from,
  • with draws,
  • pro testing,
  • turns deaf ear to,
  • sent off,
  • with-draw,
  • making excuses,
  • with-drawing,
  • re probating,
  • re fusing,
  • dis-accords,
  • dis-according,
  • re fuse,
  • not budging.
  •reject (verb)
  • casts aside,
  • casts out,
  • shoots down,
  • casting aside,
  • shooting down.
  •repel (verb)
  • beats back,
  • drives off,
  • put flight,
  • driving off,
  • forced back,
  • giving cold shoulder to,
  • keeps at bay,
  • drove off,
  • with-stands,
  • chases away,
  • drave away,
  • stands up against,
  • forcing off,
  • forced off,
  • drove away,
  • drives away,
  • puts to flight,
  • with stood,
  • putting to flight,
  • pushed back,
  • stands against,
  • forces off,
  • chasing away,
  • with stand,
  • stood up against,
  • forcing back,
  • duelled,
  • gives cold shoulder to,
  • keeping bay,
  • gave cold shoulder to,
  • standing up against,
  • forces back,
  • beating back,
  • drave off,
  • putting flight,
  • keeps bay,
  • keeping at bay,
  • with stands,
  • with-stand,
  • pushing back,
  • driving away,
  • keep bay,
  • kept bay,
  • stood against,
  • pushes back,
  • puts flight.
  •resist (verb)
  • stand fast,
  • stand firm,
  • withstand.
  •snub (verb)
  • gave the brush,
  • acted cool,
  • putting chill on,
  • looking right through,
  • cuts dead,
  • give brush,
  • gives the brush,
  • not give time day,
  • up-stages,
  • up-stage,
  • up staging,
  • gives brush,
  • iced out,
  • acting cool,
  • snobbing,
  • look coldly up on,
  • ices out,
  • looks coldly upon,
  • cutting dead,
  • looked right through,
  • looks right through,
  • giving brush,
  • snobbed,
  • looks coldly up on,
  • up staged,
  • puts the chill on,
  • looked coldly upon,
  • acts cool,
  • putting the chill on,
  • puts chill on,
  • icing out,
  • looked coldly up on,
  • looking coldly up on,
  • gave brush,
  • up-staged,
  • up-staging,
  • up stages,
  • looking coldly upon,
  • giving the brush,
  • up stage.
  •spurn (verb)
  • hold contempt,
  • holding contempt,
  • holds in contempt,
  • steering clear,
  • turned nose up at,
  • turn nose at,
  • turning nose up at,
  • turns nose up at,
  • holds contempt,
  • turned nose at,
  • give cold shoulder,
  • held contempt,
  • steered clear,
  • looked down on,
  • held in contempt,
  • turning nose at,
  • turns nose at,
  • holding in contempt,
  • steers clear.
  •turn away; give the cold shoulder (verb)
  • put off.
  •turn down (verb)
  • saying no,
  • said no.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • go by,
  • brush.
  •deny
  • forgoing,
  • call on,
  • Tabooed,
  • calling on,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • taboo,
  • forsake,
  • Negativing,
  • enjoin from,
  • Forgone,
  • called on,
  • Tabooing,
  • say no to,
  • not buy,
  • Negatived,
  • take exception to.
  •dismiss
  • pooh-pooh.
  •fend off
  • driving back,
  • fending off,
  • keep arm's length,
  • keep at a distance,
  • keep at arm's length,
  • beat off,
  • hold at bay,
  • turn aside,
  • keep off,
  • keep distance,
  • turning aside,
  • turned aside.
  •neglect
  • pretermit,
  • neglected,
  • make light of,
  • Scanting,
  • passed up,
  • keep one's distance,
  • laugh off,
  • Scanted,
  • tune out,
  • passed by,
  • not care for,
  • pay no attention to,
  • shrug off,
  • pass up,
  • Slurring,
  • letting go,
  • under-estimates,
  • scants,
  • have nothing to do with,
  • lets go,
  • living with,
  • paying no mind,
  • live with,
  • pay no mind,
  • neglect,
  • made light of.
  •pooh-pooh
  • wave aside,
  • be little,
  • pooh pooh,
  • treat with contempt,
  • scoff at,
  • scoffed at.
  •rebuke
  • smack down.
  •refuse
  • Regretted,
  • send regrets,
  • Reprobated,
  • beg off,
  • turns away,
  • turn deaf ear to,
  • give thumbs down to,
  • make excuses,
  • turn back on,
  • Refusing,
  • not budge,
  • turning away,
  • turned away,
  • not budget,
  • not care to,
  • Reprobating,
  • setting aside,
  • turned back on.
  •reject
  • cast aside,
  • jettison,
  • shoot down,
  • shot down,
  • cast out,
  • casting out.
  •repulse
  • Reluct,
  • Repulsing,
  • give pain,
  • throw back,
  • give a pain.
  •subdue
  • walk all over.
  •Other relevant words:
  • Repellence,
  • turn away,
  • hitch,
  • chase,
  • pass by,
  • downgrade,
  • contumely,
  • drubbing,
  • jilt,
  • give someone the go-by,
  • stalemate,
  • remonstrance,
  • noncooperation,
  • relapse,
  • short answer,
  • send back,
  • bridle,
  • HIT,
  • scolding,
  • Renitence,
  • countervail,
  • escape from,
  • checkmate,
  • cast,
  • fractiousness,
  • slam,
  • preclude,
  • turn,
  • put-down,
  • Recalcitration,
  • abjuration,
  • deflate,
  • Discounting,
  • delay,
  • curb,
  • Increpation,
  • disgust,
  • correction,
  • foil,
  • sneeze at,
  • heave-ho,
  • high hat,
  • shot,
  • upset,
  • lecture,
  • disregard,
  • disown,
  • nix,
  • hiccup,
  • reprehend,
  • except,
  • disclaimer,
  • throw over,
  • scowl,
  • cold shoulder,
  • Contrecoup,
  • disband,
  • throw out,
  • humiliation,
  • fight back,
  • Renitency,
  • flout,
  • expostulation,
  • dressing,
  • despite,
  • blow up,
  • deny oneself,
  • short shrift,
  • forswear,
  • freeze out,
  • overlook,
  • reproach,
  • wigging,
  • degrade,
  • Nonsuit,
  • passive resistance,
  • exclusion,
  • reprimand,
  • rescind,
  • thumb,
  • contempt,
  • unparliamentary language,
  • scout,
  • dissentience,
  • exclude,
  • hold the line,
  • last,
  • show the door,
  • hold back,
  • despise,
  • subdue,
  • uncooperativeness,
  • tally,
  • bound,
  • Repellency,
  • curtain lecture,
  • reverberation,
  • displace,
  • springing back,
  • dismiss,
  • discomfit,
  • chagrin,
  • reproof,
  • Jobation,
  • drive,
  • disdain,
  • recant,
  • restrain,
  • reluctance,
  • stand,
  • complaint,
  • reflux,
  • despising,
  • abjure,
  • dissent,
  • contemn,
  • negation,
  • exception,
  • ostracize,
  • knock back,
  • crush,
  • recalcitrancy,
  • turn away from,
  • revolt,
  • combative reaction,
  • sneer,
  • lash out at,
  • reaction,
  • declining,
  • demur,
  • battle,
  • block,
  • disavow,
  • shrink from,
  • set back,
  • sniff,
  • reflex,
  • passing by,
  • declination,
  • reprove,
  • push away,
  • destruction,
  • Withstanding,
  • rating,
  • turn back,
  • fail,
  • chucking,
  • send packing,
  • chasten,
  • resilience,
  • thrust back,
  • reflexion,
  • brush-off orbrush,
  • admonition,
  • stave off,
  • mortify,
  • turn one's back on,
  • repudiation,
  • bear up against,
  • give up,
  • flee from,
  • rebut,
  • carom,
  • reverse,
  • ignore,
  • negativism,
  • stem,
  • resonance,
  • eliminate,
  • be proof,
  • refute,
  • chucking out,
  • revulsion,
  • push,
  • Keelhaul,
  • refusal,
  • black look,
  • snort,
  • cut,
  • Declinature,
  • recantation,
  • scouting,
  • bear up,
  • discourage,
  • discouragement,
  • chide,
  • thrust,
  • give someone the cold shoulder,
  • disapprove,
  • refuse to receive,
  • chuck out,
  • shame,
  • criticism,
  • sneer at,
  • slap,
  • put in one's place,
  • discard,
  • put back,
  • combat,
  • thwart,
  • renounce,
  • hold out,
  • hold,
  • turndown,
  • abash,
  • go-by,
  • overthrow,
  • send to Coventry,
  • give the boot,
  • chuck,
  • revoke,
  • refuse to consider,
  • disclaim,
  • traversal,
  • negative,
  • weather,
  • recalcitrance,
  • discountenance,
  • steer clear of,
  • pack off,
  • be inattentive to,
  • discomfiture,
  • disapproval,
  • quietus,
  • insult,
  • humble,
  • waive,
  • castigation,
  • Retroaction,
  • Insusceptibility,
  • decline,
  • send off,
  • frown,
  • disownment,
  • affront,
  • close the door on,
  • scorn,
  • backlashing,
  • humiliate,
  • elasticity,
  • nothing doing,
  • reversal,
  • personality,
  • drop,
  • shoulder,
  • fight shy of,
  • dismissal,
  • frustration,
  • kick,
  • stop,
  • beating,
  • Ignoring,
  • forgo,
  • interrupt,
  • Spurning,
  • repelling,
  • spring,
  • outlast,
  • push aside,
  • Abjurement,
  • despisal,
  • disrespect,
  • reduce,
  • reflection,
  • Disclamation,
  • turn from,
  • set down,
  • embarrass,
  • upstage,
  • hold off,
  • balk,
  • confusion,
  • nauseate,
  • attack,
  • rebuttal,
  • reprehension,
  • be proof against,
  • run from,
  • endure,
  • reprobation,
  • control,
  • discount,
  • return,
  • refractoriness,
  • hold up,
  • bafflement,
  • throw away,
  • eschew,
  • offence,
  • prevent,
  • rout,
  • walking papers,
  • bring down,
  • brush aside,
  • throwing out.

Paraphrases for Rebuff:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    reject, refuse.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    rejection.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    repel, repulse, rebut.

Antonyms for Rebuff:

• n.

  • turning away; ignoring
    approval, compliment, praise, inclusion.
  • Other antonyms:
    embrace, glad hand, welcome mat, acceptance, welcome.

• v.

  • turn away; give the cold shoulder
    accept, include, ok, approve, attract, grant, note, go along, pay attention, regard, hug, assist, aid, permit, help, admit, sanction, acknowledge, take in, allow.

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.

Hypernym for Rebuff:

• n.

  • act
    cut, silent treatment, cold shoulder, snub.

Hyponym for Rebuff:

• n.

  • act
    discourtesy, offence, offensive activity, offense.

• v.

  • communication
    freeze off, spurn, scorn, turn down, pooh-pooh, disdain, reject.