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

Sand, ever intentional, turned down Harvard Law School in favor of the University of Iowa and spent seven years as a state prosecutor. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

AstraZeneca had also turned down the family's request for a donation of the drug. — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Stiles previously turned down several offers to appear on Dancing With the Stars. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

When Maresca wants to convey more complex tactical messages during a session, the music is turned down or stopped. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Randall and Anne Marie Richmond turned down requests for comment through their attorney, Alan Landman. — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The Baltimore Ravens, who had entered the challenge and won, turned down Musk's offer after initial meetings with the company. — Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

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

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