Synonyms of turned down

turned down

verb

past tense of turn down

as in refused

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• passed up
• ignored
• passed
• threw over
• balked (at)
• threw out
• denied
• avoided
• disputed
• dismissed
• turned one's back on
• spurned
• vetoed
• withdrew
• disapproved
• shot down
• deselected
• repudiated
• forbade
• reprobated
• blew off
• nixed
• negatived
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• backed down
• prohibited
• overruled
• backed off
• disdained
• rebuffed
• disagreed (with)
• scouted
• took back
• proscribed
• scorned
• retracted
• recalled
• forbore
• renounced
• stuck
• revoked
• contradicted
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• recanted
• gainsaid
• refuted
• disproved
• forswore
• controverted
• bypassed
• unsaid
• abjured
• detoured
• disowned
• rebutted
• negated
• disallowed
• backtracked
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed (to)
• approved
• accepted
• received
• adopted
• swallowed
• took
• tolerated
• agreed
• embraced
• welcomed
• selected
• consented
• chose
• condoned
• acquiesced
• countenanced
• supported
• assented
• acceded
• espoused
• handpicked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turned down

Most high school students would jump at the chance to go to Columbia, but Hudson Hooper turned down the opportunity to get an Ivy League education to walk on and play football at TCU in 2023. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Between the 70th and 80th minute, the hosts nearly grabbed a freak goal from a deflection off Sven Botman, had a penalty appeal for a possible handball against Nico turned down, and hit the post through Tairyk Arconte. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Hugging Face turned down a $500 million investment from Nvidia last year that would have valued it at $7 billion, wanting to keep its independence, according to a report from the Financial Times. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Originally scouted for Season 5 of the reality dating show, Walker turned down the initial offer. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Fifty-five percent of sandwich caregivers have turned down a promotion, raise, or new opportunity because of care responsibilities. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The Archbishop O’Hara Hall of Famer sought other opportunities, but eventually turned down an offer to start Baker’s program a year later, after Gillette begrudgingly recommended her for the job. — Pj Green august 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Namely, the singer turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom – widely considered the government's highest civilian honor – multiple times. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026