rebuffed

verb

Definition of rebuffednext
past tense of rebuff
as in spurned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
  1. scorned
  2. overruled
  3. ignored
  4. dismissed
Verb
  • Even high-ranking German politicians have scorned the Senate’s plan.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Rosemarie DeWitt and Ron Livingston know that hell hath no fury like a Sex and the City fan scorned.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of scorned
Verb
  • However, the Senate Parliamentarian can be overruled by the Vice President.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In a major ruling in June, the court overruled a 40-year-old decision that said courts should give agencies leeway in interpreting ambiguous laws passed by Congress if their interpretation is reasonable.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of overruled
Verb
  • For nearly four decades, Enzo Ferrari and his company had worshipped at the temple of natural aspiration, but the turbo’s potential could no longer be ignored.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • In 2019, the child died and Stiles was charged with murder, but those charges were dismissed.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After nearly two years of legal wrangling, charges against Perry were dismissed by the state’s highest court.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismissed
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rebuffed

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