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

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Recent Examples of turned down By the end of his studies, Salakhutdinov recalled, Yang turned down a job offer from a senior Apple executive who reported directly to Tim Cook. — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Herzog reportedly turned down an out-of-competition slot in Cannes for his new feature, which stars siblings Rooney and Kate Mara in their first on-screen collaboration. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Manchester City have reached an agreement to sign Mishel Nduka after the midfield prospect turned down a new deal with Arsenal. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Logan Marshall-Green turned down a callback for The Odyssey but, surprisingly, booked a role within hours of shooting. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 On several occasions, Roe turned down invitations to go on a date with the man, according to the suit. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026 Unlike calling it from another phone, the find feature rings loud and clear, even if the ringer is turned down or the phone is in silent mode. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Also a strong student at the school, Harmon turned down pro football offers to pursue acting. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 The volume of this beautiful, chaotic music is slowly being turned down. — Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned down
  1. refused
  2. rejected
  3. declined
  4. passed up
Verb
  • The bank froze the gold after the UK – along with the US and numerous other countries – refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of Venezuela’s disputed 2018 presidential election.
    — German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • While The Athletic spoke to a dozen sources around the league for this story, almost all refused to comment for publication, even anonymously.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of refused
Verb
  • If it is outright rejected and people burn down the theaters, cool.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • The lawsuit also claims that when the same group offered $100,000 to fund a study looking into whether the transition was needed and whether other options were available, the school rejected the proposal.
    — Chaewon Chung July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of rejected
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  • The business remained open Saturday afternoon, but employees declined to comment on the raid when reached by phone.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • When Britain withdrew from the Gulf, Qatar declined to fold into the federation that became the United Arab Emirates and took independence alone in 1971, under Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali, before Hamad's branch of the family held power.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of declined
Verb
  • But ultimately, Klaveness passed up the chance to render a broader verdict.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • Remake includes footage of Adrian urging his father to consider Carr’s offer, and gently scolding him for having passed up certain opportunities to make money—money that would have made the family's life better—off his filmmaking acumen.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of passed up

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