refuse


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Synonyms for refuse

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for refuse

to be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive

to be unwilling to grant

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Synonyms for refuse

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

elude, especially in a baffling way

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refuse to let have

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

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refuse entrance or membership

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'The past administration had lots of plans to ensure proper disposal of refuse in the state, but they could not execute all of them.
The statement further called on residents to report refuse that have not been removed to the Health Division at the RTC.
The refuse, which covers about four acres of productive land, has, over the years, posed serious health risks to residents in the area.
She could not, Lampe said, refuse to allow LGBTQ people to come into her shop to buy mass-produced goods.
I recall when the council sacked a team of refuse collectors for sleeping on the job.
Diokno said every 'citizen has a right to refuse entry if there is no search warrant.'
The percentage of pediatricians who always dismiss patients who continue to refuse vaccines increased from 6.1% in 2006 to 11.7% in 2013; they cited a lack of trust between physician and patient as a major reason (87.4% in 2006; 79.9% in 2013).
As reported, council chiefs defended refuse refusals, saying dirty pizza boxes and takeaway cartons were the main reasons recycling bins were left unemptied during a three-day blitz on the misuse of the blue-lid receptacles.
ORA describes Friedman's refusal to issue a Jewish divorce as "abusive," noting that while he separated from Lea in April 1997 and the two have been civilly divorced for 14 years, he continues to refuse to give her a get, leaving Lea in the limbo of legal wedlock according to Jewish law.
If a refuse truck can load/ unload the contents of a communal refuse bin in a single time unit compared to the larger time frame required to load/ unload the contents of individual refuse bins, then the refuse collection service can cover a larger area, service communities over several districts, and allow surplus resources to be reallocated or made redundant.
Persons whose cases are at the stage of preliminary and judicial investigation can refuse from amnesty, Hrayr
He said: "The PFA's opinion, based on all the evidence presented, is Tevez did not refuse to play.