Synonyms of refusals

refusals

noun

plural of refusal

as in rejections

an unwillingness to grant something asked for

his flat refusal of our reasonable request was rather startling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejections
• denials
• declinations
• turndowns
• nays
• disallowances
• injunctions
• noes
• nonacceptances
• rebuffs
• suppressions
• repudiations
• discouragements
• repressions
• vetoes
• spurns
• bans
• repulses
• negatives
• deterrences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grants
• allowances
• approvals
• agreements
• sanctions
• licenses
• acceptances
• consents
• authorizations
• clearances
• leaves
• accessions
• permissions
• signatures
• seals
• OKs
• concurrences
• stamps
• assents
• acquiescences
• sufferances
• imprimaturs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of refusals

The air traffic control operators gave no reason for the earlier refusals. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

In nearly all of the Thailand and Cambodia refusals, the model’s reasoning invoked criminal restrictions or lèse-majesté laws. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Sol, but it's designed to improve capabilities and reduce refusals on certain specialized cybersecurity tasks. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Some shared their own workarounds for the AI’s refusals — which included just using another model, like Claude or Gemini. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026

The models ran with reduced cyber refusals, and the evaluation omitted the production classifiers that normally block high-risk cyber activity. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Despite president Florentino Perez and general manager Jose Angel Sanchez’s refusals to sign him in recent months, this change of heart among Madrid’s key figures was something the supporters had been calling for. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026

The models were tested with reduced cyber refusals, allowing researchers to measure their maximum capabilities without the production safeguards normally designed to block high-risk cyber activity. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

The performance lives in tiny hesitations, fleeting glances and emotional refusals. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026