REBUFFED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

rebuffed

verb

past tense of rebuff

as in spurned

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No mob godfather has ever been as terrifying as Roscoe Conkling spurned by Chester Arthur in the back of that carriage.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Johnson, the East Moline Democrat who spurned membership on the working group, noted it was constituted by lawmakers who had publicly spoken out in support of Welch in the fallout over his handling of the Benton scandal.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of spurned

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A lot of brands rejected [YouTubers] and the new wave of marketing.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
China rejected that and continues to defend its claims to virtually the entire sea passage, a key global trade route that is considered one of Asia’s most active flashpoints.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

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The head coach lauded improvements from the offensive line, said the running game got better in the second half and refused to throw receiver Romeo Doubs under the bus, noting that drops sometimes happen.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Anthropic also found evidence that a reseller platform routed refused biology prompts toward models with weaker safeguards.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of refused

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Bass, who was scorned for being out of town during the January 2025 Palisades fire despite high wind warnings, did slightly better with 18%.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The prevalence of starwashing does not mean that all extraterrestrial endeavors should be scorned, said The Cool Down.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of scorned

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However, the overall market pullback and our desire to hold more cash overruled our patience.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The new complaints allege that recommendation was overruled by the company's global affairs team, led by veteran political strategist Lehane, which is responsible for public relations, public policy and political relationships.

— Shannon Bond, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of overruled

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In this sense, Mehring’s play is echoing Einstein’s critique of the wealthy German Jews who disdained their poorer Eastern cousins.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disdained

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Congress did pass a bill in December 2024 that would have added 66 new federal judges, but then-President Joe Biden vetoed the legislation a month before leaving office.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
The bill was sent to Newsom, who vetoed a similar bill last year that also asked for the 15% average salary window.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of vetoed

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