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turn down

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: turn down

1
 v
take a downward direction
2
 v
refuse to accept
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: turn down
1

v take a downward direction

“The economy finally turned down after a long boom”
Type of:
decline, worsen
grow worse

v make lower or quieter

“turn down the volume of a radio”
Synonyms:
lour, lower
Type of:
decrease, lessen, minify
make smaller
2

v refuse to accept

Synonyms:
decline, pass up, refuse, reject
disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn
reject with contempt
Antonyms:
accept, have, take
receive willingly something given or offered
have, receive
get something; come into possession of
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Types:
dishonor, dishonour
refuse to accept
bounce
refuse to accept and send back

v refuse entrance or membership

Synonyms:
refuse, reject, turn away
disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn
reject with contempt
Antonyms:
admit, allow in, intromit, let in
allow to enter; grant entry to
admit
serve as a means of entrance
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v reject with contempt

Synonyms:
disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn
decline, pass up, refuse, reject
refuse to accept
refuse, reject, turn away
refuse entrance or membership
Types:
rebuff, repel, snub
reject outright and bluntly
Type of:
decline, refuse
show unwillingness towards
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