TURN DOWN Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈtərn-ˌdau̇n

Definition of turndown

as in refusal

an unwillingness to grant something asked for the request to use the restroom was just a formality—I really didn't expect a turndown

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verb

as in to refuse

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation

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Recent Examples of turndown

Noun

For luxury hotels where the staff offers daily cleaning services and nightly turndown services, guests should leave a little more. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 All that plus nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service reflect the careful attention paid to guests at Moon Palace The Grand—Cancun. — Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Verb

Colleagues say Garcia is a tireless worker at a hotel and a Hell's Kitchen restaurant who never turned down a shift. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 However, recent proposals have been turned down, and Blumstein’s department has lost a third of its teaching assistantship support. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turndown

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turndown

Noun

As a result of her refusal, the entire kingdom is cursed to live without love and anyone who steps foot inside it is also cursed.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Phillips 66 has a chemicals joint venture with Chevron that each side has a right of first refusal to acquire wholly; previous efforts to sell the business from both Chevron and Phillips’ end have run into hurdles, other people said.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of refusal

Verb

Bansal, who refused to comment when contacted, has outlined his vision for Lenskart in the company’s latest quarterly presentation.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Trump’s treatment of South Korea is not unique, having taken punitive measures against a slew of allies who refused to back his invasion of Iran.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuse

Noun

Indeed, both candidates prefer the hard work of actually governing over performative posturing, modeling a deliberate rejection of the political fringes.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Not as a rejection of his background, but as an expansion of what that background can hold.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejection

Verb

Ogunyemi rejects the notion that encouragement is merely a soft leadership practice that can’t be connected to measurable business outcomes.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Lucas was convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of reject

Noun

The suit maintains that the commission’s denial does not identify any adverse impact to a wetland function or value, nor any feasible and prudent alternatives to address the Commission’s reasons for denial, in violation of state law, Conn.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Sacco is sticking to her guns after Karch’s crashout of a denial.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of denial

Verb

Farage did not give a victory speech after declining to attend the declaration, claiming police had warned of a campaign to disrupt it.

— Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
And the university, which declined an interview request about the new program, is not the first to offer content creation courses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of decline

Verb

Maybe Walter genuinely fielded an unexpected offer too big to pass up.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Nelson, the Mavericks coach, and his son, the Mavericks GM, persuaded 20-year-old German star Dirk Nowitzki to pass up European basketball and join the franchise.

— John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026

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