turn-down

Verbs

  • (v) refuse to accept
    • He refused my offer of hospitality
    pass up, decline, refuse, reject,
  • (v) refuse entrance or membership
    • They turned away hundreds of fans
    • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
    turn away, refuse, reject,
  • (v) reject with contempt
    • She spurned his advances
    freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, reject,
  • (v) take a downward direction
    • The economy finally turned down after a long boom
  • (v) make lower or quieter
    • turn down the volume of a radio
    lour, lower,

Synonyms

pass up decline refuse reject turn away freeze off spurn disdain pooh-pooh scorn lour lower

Antonyms

accept take have allow in intromit admit let in

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