Synonyms of rebuffs

rebuffs 1 of 2

noun

plural of rebuff

as in dismissals

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly

took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin with a friendly smile the next time they met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissals
• snubs
• repulses
• rejections
• brush-offs
• silent treatments
• cold shoulders
• banishments
• kiss-offs
• blackballs
• ostracisms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open arms
• embraces
• welcomes
• acceptances
• welcome mats
• glad hands

rebuffs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rebuff

as in scorns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scorns
• spurns
• rejects
• disdains
• refuses
• disapproves
• overrules
• repudiates
• ignores
• dismisses
• forbids
• vetoes
• declines
• scouts
• turns down
• prohibits
• blows off
• shoots down
• passes up
• balks (at)
• nixes
• denies
• proscribes
• throws over
• passes
• throws out
• deselects
• disavows
• negatives
• disputes
• renounces
• disclaims
• refrains (from)
• reprobates
• withdraws
• retracts
• recants
• avoids
• abstains (from)
• abjures
• bypasses
• sticks
• gainsays
• forbears
• forswears
• takes back
• detours
• foreswears
• unsays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• approves
• agrees (to)
• receives
• tolerates
• welcomes
• adopts
• embraces
• takes
• condones
• swallows
• agrees
• acquiesces
• consents
• assents
• chooses
• selects
• countenances
• accedes
• supports
• espouses
• handpicks