100 Words to Use Instead of “Refuse”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Abandon	Leave behind; give up.
2.	Abjure	Formally renounce or reject.
3.	Abnegate	Deny oneself; reject a claim.
4.	Abstain	Choose not to take part.
5.	Avoid	Keep away from; not engage.
6.	Back out	Withdraw from an agreement.
7.	Balk	Hesitate and stop; resist.
8.	Bar	Prevent entry or participation.
9.	Block	Stop progress; obstruct.
10.	Boycott	Withdraw support as protest.
11.	Brush off	Dismiss casually; ignore.
12.	Call off	Cancel; stop planned event.
13.	Cancel	Call off; revoke.
14.	Cease	Stop doing something.
15.	Challenge	Question and oppose.
16.	Cold-shoulder	Deliberately ignore someone.
17.	Countermand	Revoke an order.
18.	Cut out	Stop; discontinue involvement.
19.	Decline	Politely say no.
20.	Defer	Postpone; delay action.
21.	Deny	State something is not true.
22.	Disallow	Not permit.
23.	Disavow	Deny responsibility or support.
24.	Dismiss	Send away; reject as unworthy.
25.	Disown	Refuse to acknowledge as one’s.
26.	Dispute	Argue against; contest.
27.	Ditch	Abandon; drop.
28.	Dodge	Avoid by quick movement or tactics.
29.	Drop	Stop pursuing; abandon.
30.	Elude	Avoid capture or notice.
31.	Evade	Avoid dealing with directly.
32.	Exclude	Keep out; not include.
33.	Exit	Leave; withdraw from.
34.	Fend off	Repel; keep at bay.
35.	Forbear	Restrain oneself; refrain.
36.	Forbid	Order not to do.
37.	Forego	Go without; give up.
38.	Frown on	Disapprove of.
39.	Gainsay	Deny or contradict.
40.	Give a miss	Skip; not attend.
41.	Give up	Stop trying; relinquish.
42.	Hold back	Restrain; not proceed.
43.	Hold off	Delay; wait.
44.	Hold out	Resist; not yield.
45.	Ignore	Pay no attention to.
46.	Impede	Hinder; slow down.
47.	Invalidate	Make legally void.
48.	Jettison	Discard; abandon.
49.	Knock back	Reject an offer or request.
50.	Knock down	Defeat; overrule.
51.	Lay aside	Put away; set aside.
52.	Leave off	Stop; discontinue.
53.	Let pass	Allow to go by; skip.
54.	Naysay	Say no; oppose.
55.	Negate	Nullify; make ineffective.
56.	Object	Express opposition.
57.	Obstruct	Block; hinder.
58.	Omit	Leave out.
59.	Oppose	Act against; resist.
60.	Opt out	Choose not to participate.
61.	Overrule	Reject by higher authority.
62.	Pass on	Decline; not accept.
63.	Pass up	Decline to accept.
64.	Plead off	Avoid by giving an excuse.
65.	Preclude	Prevent from happening.
66.	Prohibit	Formally ban.
67.	Protest	Express strong objection.
68.	Put down	Reject harshly; dismiss.
69.	Put off	Postpone; defer.
70.	Rebuff	Reject bluntly.
71.	Recant	Take back a statement.
72.	Reject	Not accept; dismiss.
73.	Renounce	Give up a right or claim.
74.	Repel	Drive back; resist.
75.	Repudiate	Reject as invalid or untrue.
76.	Rescind	Cancel officially.
77.	Resist	Oppose force; withstand.
78.	Restrict	Limit; hold back.
79.	Rule out	Decide is impossible or excluded.
80.	Say no	Decline; not agree.
81.	Scorn	Reject with contempt.
82.	Scrap	Discard; abandon.
83.	Shun	Avoid deliberately.
84.	Side-step	Avoid an issue.
85.	Sit out	Not take part.
86.	Skip	Omit; not do.
87.	Snub	Reject by ignoring.
88.	Spurn	Reject with disdain.
89.	Stand firm	Not yield under pressure.
90.	Stonewall	Delay by refusing cooperation.
91.	Suspend	Temporarily stop.
92.	Turn away	Send away; reject entry.
93.	Turn down	Decline; reject.
94.	Turn off	Disincline; repel interest.
95.	Turn one’s back	Reject; abandon support.
96.	Unsubscribe	Stop receiving a service.
97.	Veto	Officially prohibit.
98.	Void	Invalidate; cancel.
99.	Waive	Give up a right voluntarily.
100.	Ward off	Prevent; keep away.