Antonym: acceptance. Similar words: refuse, perusal, espousal, defuse, refuge, refute, refund, careful. Meaning: [rɪ'fjuːzl] 
n. 1. the act of refusing 2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered.
n. 1. the act of refusing 2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered. 
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1 His refusal to see me was an affront.
2 Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.
3 What do you infer from her refusal?
4 I interpret his answer as a refusal.
5 Her refusal to help complicates matters.
6 He persisted in his refusal to admit responsibility.
7 His refusal to pay the fine got him into even more trouble.
8 Your mother is very grieved by your refusal to return home.
9 They were offended by his refusal to attend the party.
10 Mimi had gotten over her pique at Susan's refusal to accept the job.
11 Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum.
12 The plan was doomed to fail by their refusal to give it any financial support.
13 I interpreted his silence as a refusal.
14 Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
15 We received a delicately worded refusal of our invitation.
16 Her refusal occasioned a lot of trouble.
17 Our requests were met with a flat refusal.
18 His refusal to talk was simple stubbornness.
19 His radicalism and refusal to compromise isolated him.
20 In fact,[www.Sentencedict.com] your ambiguous words amount to a refusal.
21 His failure to reply amounts to a refusal.
22 Her request was met with a flat refusal.
23 His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying.
24 Her refusal only drew her lover on.
25 Your patient answer just adds up to refusal.
26 We were all dismayed at his refusal to co-operate.
27 She's utterly resolute in her refusal to apologise.
28 Her refusal crushed all our hopes.
29 She gave him a point - blank refusal.
30 If you decide to sell your car, I hope you'll give me first refusal.