as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the request to use the restroom was just a formality—I really didn't expect a turndown
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation
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Recent Examples of turndown
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Guests can expect amenities such as 24-hour room service, daily housekeeping (including a turndown service), free Wi-Fi, and an outdoor pool.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
The chancellor has turned down five previous requests.
—Gary Robbins, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The list of turndowns for Globes hosts has been high in recent years.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Guests can expect amenities such as 24-hour room service, daily housekeeping (including a turndown service), free Wi-Fi, and an outdoor pool.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
As previously reported, director Tim Burton famously turned down the opportunity to direct the 1991 feature film The Addams Family, inspired by characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams for The New Yorker in 1938.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
The chancellor has turned down five previous requests.
—Gary Robbins, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turndown
Noun
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The current crisis stems from the refusal of the administration to return to the US one Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who, while not renditioned under the AEA, was sent to El Salvador.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Apr. 2025
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Just a few weeks earlier, North Carolina’s governor, Josh Stein, was forced to appeal the federal government’s refusal to continue funding 100% of the state’s debris removal costs in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Listen to this article Three people were arrested and accused of assaulting a taxi cab driver in Norwalk on Thursday after allegedly refusing to pay their cab fare, including one suspect whose alleged combative behavior injured a police officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The suit alleges that ICE agents repeatedly refused to give VML's father her location and denied him the opportunity to speak for more than a minute to VML's mother.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Account hopes to combat misogynistic online content Creators like Andrew Tate provide a pipeline for men seeking advice about romantic rejection, physical self-esteem and economic insecurity to fall into radicalism and misogyny.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Cronenberg’s rejection of the notion was just one of the first surprising musings from a discussion with Variety about his approach to art, including his consideration of the audience, embrace of technology and rejection of genre.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Hours before the scheduled execution on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by Mendoza's attorneys to stop the execution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Guo, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, rejected Trump’s assertions suggesting progress toward a trade deal.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Planning staff recommended denial of the permit for the drive-thru, which would sit within 300 feet of another drive-thru to its north and the Bainbridge subdivision to its west on Lost Rapids Drive.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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Refusal to comply may result in extended questioning, confiscation of devices, or denial of entry—particularly for non-citizens and dual nationals.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Officials declined to disclose details of the vehicle, but the plant mostly produces Mercedes-Benz SUVs.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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More: Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules A federal appeals court on April 18 declined the administration's request to pause the judge's order.—
Andrew Chung and John Kruzel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Still, the opportunity to grow a retail business into a wealth platform was too exciting to pass up.—
Lindsey Choo,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Putin, bent on total victory, may regret passing up the extraordinary chance offered by Trump to end his disastrous Ukraine war and cut his country’s substantial losses.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Turndown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turndown. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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