Definition for Refuse:

• That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.

Synonyms for Refuse:

• n.

  •filth (noun)
  • ordure,
  • foul matter.
  •garbage (noun)
  • remains,
  • scum,
  • sediment,
  • dunghill,
  • dump,
  • residue,
  • Rejectamenta,
  • waste,
  • scraps,
  • Leavings,
  • slop,
  • waste matter.
  •refuse (noun)
  • food waste,
  • garbage,
  • defy.
  •waste (noun)
  • despoilment,
  • Filings,
  • chaff,
  • decay,
  • sludge,
  • effluent,
  • remnant,
  • Dejecta,
  • leakage,
  • detritus.

• v.

  •deny; say no (verb)
  • dissent,
  • evade,
  • demur,
  • not care to,
  • refuse to receive,
  • send off,
  • protest,
  • dispense with,
  • turn from,
  • regret,
  • disaccord,
  • reprobate,
  • hold out,
  • make excuses,
  • beg off,
  • not budge,
  • turn deaf ear to,
  • give thumbs down to,
  • desist,
  • turn one's back on,
  • dodge,
  • ignore,
  • brush off,
  • turn away,
  • not budget.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • constrain,
  • bar,
  • disqualify,
  • suppress,
  • restrain,
  • curb,
  • preclude,
  • inhibit,
  • forbid,
  • ban,
  • control,
  • restrict,
  • oppress,
  • curtail,
  • block,
  • outlaw,
  • prevent.
  •refuse (verb)
  • disincline,
  • renounce,
  • dismiss,
  • disagree.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • debar,
  • provide.
  •
  • nix,
  • obey,
  • dregs.
  •
  • withdraw.
  •condemn
  • disapprove.
  •debris
  • flotsam.
  •deny
  • forsake,
  • say no to,
  • disclaim,
  • keep back,
  • taboo,
  • not buy.
  •exclude
  • lock out,
  • ward off.
  •fend off
  • keep off,
  • beat off,
  • drive back.
  •kill
  • kill.
  •reject
  • disavow,
  • jettison.
  •resist
  • abstain from,
  • hold out against.
  •shut out
  • shut out.

Paraphrases for Refuse:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Refused, refusal.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Refused, rebuffs, Refusing, refusal, refusals, garbage.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Refusing, refusal, garbage.
  • Verb, base form
    rebuff.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    rubbish, waste.
  • Proper noun, singular
    turns, objects, Tailings, blocks, REFUS, rejection, rubbish, waste.
  • Noun, plural
    rubbish.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    unwillingness, junk, rejection, rubbish, debris, Littering, waste.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, AM, oppose, resist, disagree, waste.
  • Verb, base form
    withhold, disallow, oppose, resist, refute, renounce, relinquish, render, repel, fails, forego, repulse, accept, resign, disqualify, discard, disagree, nullify, abstain, deprive, surrender, waste.

Antonyms for Refuse:

• n.

  • garbage
    cleanliness, sense, property, assets, possessions.
  • Other antonyms:
    retain, booty, intromit, gem, uphold, claim, plum, goody, trove, defend, avow, maintain, find, hold, catch, own, proclaim, treasure, acknowledge, valuable, advocate, pearl, salvage, cherish, jewel, vindicate, assert, prize.

• v.

  • communication
    accept.
  • deny; say no
    approve, meet, endorse, grant, agree, sanction, offer, face, allow, ok, consent.

Homophones for Refuse:

• rbc, Rara Avis, roebuck, ravehook, rabies, rooibos, rear back, rhapis, revise, revoke, repose, raphus, rubbish, rubbishy, raffish, roof peak, rhibhus, rubiaceae, refuge, Rebozo, ribes, ribose, rebecca, reface, rebekah, ribhus, rebus, ravish, reap hook, refugee, rubus, rebuke, ripsaw, refocus, ravage, Rubus Caesius, repechage, repossess, rapacious, rib cage.

Hypernym for Refuse:

• v.

  • communication
    disobey, repudiate, pooh-pooh, reject, contract out, spurn, scorn, regret, disdain, turn down, freeze off.

Hyponym for Refuse:

• v.

  • communication
    react, respond.
  • stative
    react, respond.