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

McIlroy, in particular, was thought to have turned down an offer in excess of Jon Rahm’s reported £500 million contract. —Will Barker, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026

Intel, led by former CEO Paul Otellini, turned down an offer from Apple to make chips for the first iPhone. —Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

The Ukrainian president has proposed a halt to fighting on a number of occasions, but has been turned down by Moscow. —Reuters, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026

The doctor turned down that offer for proof in a hurry. —Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026

Shyamalan previously turned down the chance to script the film adaptation of Sparks’ The Notebook because he was tied up writing The Sixth Sense at the time. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026

Olivia said they were turned down by the district multiple times. —Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

All 15 appeals were turned down by city officials. —Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

Born into an Orthodox Jewish family and raised in Brooklyn, Bettina turned down a scholarship to the Parsons School of Design to work as a stylist at a local textile company. —Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026