TURNED DOWN Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 Everton turned down their enquiry to sign defender Michael Keane on a permanent deal. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The amendment was turned down because many of the early voting sites were unavailable or gave the southern precincts more locations than the northern precincts had. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 Originally scouted for Season 5 of the reality dating show, Walker turned down the initial offer. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 Fifty-five percent of sandwich caregivers have turned down a promotion, raise, or new opportunity because of care responsibilities. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The Archbishop O’Hara Hall of Famer sought other opportunities, but eventually turned down an offer to start Baker’s program a year later, after Gillette begrudgingly recommended her for the job. — Pj Green august 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Namely, the singer turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom – widely considered the government's highest civilian honor – multiple times. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Waymos also show promise in reducing carbon emissions and air pollution (the cars are electric), and providing reliable access to people who live in poor neighborhoods (who are routinely turned down by rideshare drivers). — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

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Sheriff’s officials said the gunshot victim did not cooperate with investigators and refused to provide information about the incident.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Federal authorities first agreed to a joint investigation, but Justice Department officials later refused to cooperate with state police, deeming any review of the fatal shooting unnecessary.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of refused

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The decision follows a separate antitrust ruling last year, when a judge rejected calls to force Google to divest Chrome.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Newcastle made an offer to Marseille for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in early August, though the 31-year-old rejected the move.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

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Trump has declined so far to endorse a successor, opting to keep his cards close ahead of what’s likely to be a bitter race.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
When asked about the lack of any tributes or the evening’s plans to honor Nolan, the Ocean Springs School District declined to comment.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

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