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

Twenty years ago, European broadcasters desperate to scale — to get big or die — got turned down by regulators not yet convinced this new-fangled internet was all that. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

The local Paiute tribes, expert with horses, have offered their services but were turned down. — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Data centers and large gas stations are some of the projects the city turned down as leaders sought out life sciences and advanced manufacturing buyers. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

The offer for a royal residence for the family was initially turned down on Saturday, before a subsequent request for the duke by himself was received, according to the royal source. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Murillo, and another judge who previously heard the case, turned down all of the consumer group’s arguments in separate rulings, the last of which Murillo issued Tuesday night. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

The Athletic reported in June an offer around £20million had been rejected, but this new proposal will also be turned down. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 2 July 2026

The threat of an offer sheet remains for Dallas winger Jason Robertson, who turned down a trade to Seattle last week and needs a new contract. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

The Pima County Sheriff's Office turned down help in the ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie from the United Cajun Navy, the organization claimed. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026