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refused

UK
/rɪˈfjuːzd/
US
/rɪˈfjuzd/

Translations

refusedpast participle
Used to describe something that has been rejected; adjective derived from the past participle of the verb 'refuse'.
The refused visa meant she had to cancel her trip.
Le visa refusé l’a obligée à annuler son voyage.
Synonyms
rejected
declined
turned down
spurned
denied
rebuffed
dismissed
not accepted
shunned
refuted
withheld
declinable
refusedadjective
UK
/rɪˈfjuːzd/
US
/rɪˈfjuzd/
The refused application left him feeling disappointed.
La demande refusée l’a laissé déçu.
Synonyms
spurned
not accepted
dismissed
denied
turned down
rejected
declined
refuseverb

refused

Past Simple

refused
Past Simple
refused
Past Participle
refusing
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈfjuːz/
US
/rɪˈfjuz/
She refused to sign the contract because the terms were not favorable.
Elle a refusé de signer le contrat parce que les conditions n’étaient pas favorables.
Synonyms
reject
disallow
repudiate
shun
spurn
turn down
dismiss
decline
Antonyms
consent
approve
agree
accept

Definitions

refusedpast participle
Rejected or not accepted; denied.
The refused visa meant she had to cancel her trip.
refusedadjective
Not accepted or granted; denied.
The refused application left him feeling disappointed.
refuseverb
To express unwillingness to accept, agree to, or comply with something.
She refused to sign the contract because the terms were not favorable.
To decline to give or grant something to someone.
The manager refused him a day off despite his request.
(of a machine or other inanimate object) To fail to perform as expected or requested.
My computer simply refused to boot up.
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