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

Residents turned down an advisory referendum asking if fruit trees should be banned as part of the village’s ongoing rodent abatement program. — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

How Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, at the precipice of becoming generational voices themselves, turned down his invitation to join the madness. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026

Perkins was turned down by more than 100 investors before starting Canva. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Unable to find time in his international schedule, Malkovich twice before turned down McDonagh. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Fast-forward to Arjona’s campaign shoot, and the excitement hadn’t turned down a notch. — Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026

She was also turned down by Mitalipov, whose study of spindle transfer at a Greek clinic was full. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

McCauley turned down multiple requests to be interviewed by the filmmakers. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026

Harbach spent a decade writing it; it was turned down by umpteen literary gatekeepers; eventually, one plucky young agent took a chance on it, and a bidding war ensued. — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026