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All knockback synonyms

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noun knockback

  • prohibition β€” the act of prohibiting.
  • proscription β€” the act of proscribing.
  • rebuff β€” a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
  • refutation β€” an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
  • renouncement β€” to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • renunciation β€” an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
  • repudiation β€” the act of repudiating.
  • repulse β€” to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
  • repulsion β€” the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
  • turndown β€” that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
  • withholding β€” to hold back; restrain or check.
  • writ β€” Law. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act. (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
  • disallowance β€” to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • discountenancing β€” Present participle of discountenance.
  • consent β€” If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
  • thumbs down β€” the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
  • refusal β€” an act or instance of refusing.
  • denial β€” A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
  • ban β€” To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
  • defiance β€” Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
  • exclusion β€” The process or state of excluding or being excluded.
  • noncompliance β€” failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
  • rejection β€” the act or process of rejecting.
  • reversal β€” an act or instance of reversing.
  • veto β€” the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
  • abnegation β€” a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
  • choice β€” If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
  • declension β€” the inflection of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives for case, number, and gender
  • declination β€” the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
  • disapproval β€” the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • disavowal β€” a disowning; repudiation; denial.
  • disclaimer β€” a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
  • disfavour β€” unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
  • disfavor β€” unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
  • dissent β€” to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
  • enjoinment β€” (obsolete) A command; an authoritative admonition.
  • forbidding β€” grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
  • interdiction β€” an act or instance of interdicting.
  • negation β€” the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
  • nix β€” nothing.
  • no β€” classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
  • nonacceptance β€” the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • option β€” command line option
  • pass β€” to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
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