refused
Definitions
Verb
- Show unwillingness towards
- Refuse to accept
- Elude, especially in a baffling way
- Refuse to let have
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- Refuse entrance or membership
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "refused".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | realized | 3 | 69 |
| 2 | organized | 3 | 56 |
| 3 | rubberized | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | creolized | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | franchised | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | pressurized | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | realised | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | recused | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "refused".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rushed | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | rested | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | refuse | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | refuses | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | refuted | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | fused | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | refurbished | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | roused | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | repulsed | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | refunded | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | rusted | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | reused | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | refocused | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | recused | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | defused | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rused | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | reuse | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | refueled | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | reseed | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | reseda | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "refused" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refused to | 1 | 14 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "refused" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | government refused | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | had refused | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | but refused | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "refused" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | people | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | kingdom | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | government | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | allies | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | said | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | lowe | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | always | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | steadfastly | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "refused".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 8
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
A baby elephant’s mother rejected her at birth. Her keeper refused to leave her side for nearly a month
Jul 22, 2026 The Times of India
Jul 22, 2026 The Times of India
Mikheil Saakashvili believes TI deliberately refused to recognize him as a political prisoner
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A passenger refused to give up the window seat she stole — then insisted it was "no big deal"
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Why the EU Refused to Trademark “OpenAI” and Why That’s Good for Innovation
Jul 23, 2026 Modern Diplomacy
Jul 23, 2026 Modern Diplomacy