Main entry: refuse, reject, turn away, turn down
Definition: refuse entrance or membership
Usage: They turned away hundreds of fans; Black people were often rejected by country clubs
Main entry: refuse, decline
Definition: show unwillingness towards
Usage: he declined to join the group on a hike
Main entry: turn down, decline, pass up, refuse, reject
Definition: refuse to accept
Usage: He refused my offer of hospitality
Main entry: deny, refuse
Definition: refuse to let have
Usage: She denies me every pleasure; he denies her her weekly allowance
Main entry: defy, refuse, resist
Definition: elude, especially in a baffling way
Usage: This behavior defies explanation
Antonyms: lend oneself, apply
Definition: be applicable to; as to an analysis