REFUSALS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

refusals

noun

plural of refusal

as in rejections

an unwillingness to grant something asked for his flat refusal of our reasonable request was rather startling

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Recent Examples of refusals During an internal cyber evaluation, OpenAI models operating with reduced cyber refusals were given no direct internet access. — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Ajax is designed to be less restrictive Kjellberg is also deliberately changing how Ajax handles refusals. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 The air traffic control operators gave no reason for the earlier refusals. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 In nearly all of the Thailand and Cambodia refusals, the model’s reasoning invoked criminal restrictions or lèse-majesté laws. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Sol, but it's designed to improve capabilities and reduce refusals on certain specialized cybersecurity tasks. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Some shared their own workarounds for the AI’s refusals — which included just using another model, like Claude or Gemini. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026 Despite president Florentino Perez and general manager Jose Angel Sanchez’s refusals to sign him in recent months, this change of heart among Madrid’s key figures was something the supporters had been calling for. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The performance lives in tiny hesitations, fleeting glances and emotional refusals. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

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Noun

The court has deferred a decision on the lease and sublease rejections until a hearing Wednesday.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Proposals that could affect the budget were denied, according to the union, with many rejections coming at the last minute.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejections

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Roy, who has been part of negotiations since 2014, said he’s never seen denials like that before.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Collins followed up Ossoff’s presidential ambition denials on the debate stage by claiming the Democrat is playing the long game and would ultimately seek the White House.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

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