Rebuffed

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of rebuff.
    • Word Usage
    "After the court was forced into the increasingly nasty power struggle between Nickles and Thomas (D-Ward 5), Beaudin rebuffed a request by city attorneys that the first-term council member immediately turn over the information related to Team Thomas, established in 2000 to provide grants to youths and community-based organizations in Northeast Washington."
    Verb Form
    rebuffed    rebuffering    rebuffing    rebuffs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rejection    scorn    turndown    reject    spurn   
    Form
    rebuffed    rebuffing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    defeat    refusal    repellence    check    repel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Slough    bluff    bruff    buff    cuff   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    setback    reproof    rejoinder    refusal    shove   
     
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