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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  1. refuses
  2. rejects
  3. declines
  4. ignores
Verb
  • In the series, Kevin's owners divorce, and Kevin refuses to take a side, leading him to a pet rescue with odd and hilarious side quests.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That could come in handy with kids, pets or anything else that refuses to pose for you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuses
Verb
  • Ogunyemi rejects the notion that encouragement is merely a soft leadership practice that can’t be connected to measurable business outcomes.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But Hamas has linked the surrender of its heaviest weapons to the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel’s current government rejects.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejects
Verb
  • Fraud alerts, transaction declines, connectivity issues, or differences in merchant systems can create interruptions at inconvenient moments.
    — TD Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Other studies show that academic outcomes fall when funding declines.
    — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of declines
Verb
  • Joe, for his part, ignores Nathan’s call before the guests arrive.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
  • With Sport on, the system mostly ignores the pneumatics altogether, prioritizing speed and power.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignores
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“Deselects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselects. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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