turn down[verb]Synonyms:- lower, lessen, muffle, mute, quieten, soften
- refuse, decline, rebuff, reject, repudiate, spurn
English Thesaurus: refuse, say no, turn somebody/something down, reject, decline, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
turn somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb (
see also turn)
1. to turn the switch on a machine such as an
oven, radio etc so that it produces less heat, sound etc
Antonym : turn up:
Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to work.2. to refuse an offer, request, or invitation:
They offered her the job but she turned it down. I’m not going to turn down an invitation to go to New York! Josie’s already turned him down (=refused his offer of marriage). [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
refuse to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do:
I asked the bank for a loan, but they refused. When they refused to leave, we had to call the police.say no spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you:
They asked me so nicely that I couldn’t really say no.turn somebody/something down to refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or a formal request:
They offered me the job but I turned it down. The board turned down a request for $25,000 to sponsor an art exhibition. I’ve already been turned down by three colleges.reject to refuse to accept an idea, offer, suggestion, or plan:
They rejected the idea because it would cost too much money. The Senate rejected a proposal to limit the program to two years.decline formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something:
She has declined all offers of help. A palace spokesman declined to comment on the rumours.deny to refuse to allow someone to do something or enter somewhere:
They were denied permission to publish the book. He was denied access to the US.veto to officially refuse to allow a law or plan, or to refuse to accept someone’s suggestion:
Congress vetoed the bill. The suggestion was quickly vetoed by the other members of the team.disallow to officially refuse to accept something because someone has broken the rules, or not done it in the correct way:
The goal was disallowed by the referee. The court decided to disallow his evidence.rebuff formal to refuse to accept someone’s offer, request, or suggestion:
The company raised its offer to $6 billion, but was rebuffed. He was politely rebuffed when he suggested holding the show in Dublin.give somebody/something the thumbs down informal to refuse to allow or accept a plan or suggestion:
The plan was given the thumbs down by the local authority. They gave us the thumbs down.rubbish especially British English things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etc:
People are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish. the rubbish bingarbage/trash American English rubbish:
The garbage is collected every Tuesday. There were piles of trash in the backyard. a black plastic garbage baglitter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground:
Parents should teach children not to drop litter. There was a lot of litter on the beach.waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processes:
nuclear waste toxic waste household waste The company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲