REBUFF Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

rebuff 1 of 2

noun

as in dismissal

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin with a friendly smile the next time they met

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rebuff

2 of 2

verb

as in to spurn

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In another loss for the AI companies, the court rebuffed arguments that the lawsuit must identify specific, individual works that each of the artists who filed the complaint alleges were used for training. —

Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024 Southwest rebuffed those requests, and CEO Jordan since told CNBC that Elliott’s engagement with the company had not been meaningful. —

Rohan Goswami,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024 Then, this week, the Warriors’ efforts to trade for Utah All-Star Lauri Markkanen were rebuffed when the forward signed a contract extension with the Jazz. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024 Lizzie Simmonds, the former Olympian and his Eurosport co-host, immediately rebuffed his comments. —

Liam Reilly, CNN, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rebuff

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