DESELECTS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

deselects

verb

present tense third-person singular of deselect

as in refuses

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll deselect any plan that doesn't put him in total control

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Someone refuses to back you up as the moon and Mercury clash.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
It's built by what leadership consistently rewards, tolerates and refuses to compromise on.

— Brandon Shannon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuses

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The agent proposes; the human reviews, edits, approves, or rejects; and the system brings reasoning and evidence with the recommendation.

— William Jones, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Hamas also said that laying down its heavy weapons, which would come later in the process, was contingent on the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel’s current government adamantly rejects.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of rejects

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When the foliage declines the bulbs, actually tubers, rest before restarting growth the following spring.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal After the injunction was granted earlier this month, Schwab immediately asked the Kansas Supreme Court to act on the matter.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of declines

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Karl Buchholz, Broomfield Recent coverage of RTD’s budget and ridership crisis completely ignores the elephant in the room, public safety.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
Two things are always in motion, the agent's confidence and the person's trust, and an interface that ignores both will feel wrong long before anyone can say why.

— Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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