- A snub - Blunt refusal - Blunt refusal to Polish, once more - Blunt rejection - Dismiss - Knock back more buffet but take the champagne - Peremptory refusal
- Be full of censure - Dislike, ... of - Reject - Takes exception to - Turn down - To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an
act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to
censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others. - To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to
decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was
disapproved by the commander in chief.