turn down

Meaning

  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.

Opposite of
take up
Synonyms

reject
C1
refuse
B1
decline
C1
lower
B1
turn away
spurn
43k
dismiss
C1
turn up
disallow
drop
A2
disqualify
33k
repudiate
deny
B2
pass up
scorn
C2
disdain
24k

freeze off

double
B1
discard
C2
vote down
bend
B2
fall
A2
pooh-pooh
lowered
C2
let down
jilt
lour
throw out
droop
43k
decrease
C2

drive back

block
B1
ditch
C1
damp
C2
go down
dishonour
28k
contemn
bend down
avert
24k
fight off
fend off
fend
C2
come down
fall out
fall off
fold
C1
forfend
give up
fall down
fall back
Translations

rejeter
repousser
recusar
rejeitar
ablehnen
rechazar
refuser
zurückweisen
bajar
reduzir
abweisen
respingere
rifiutare
abaixar
diminuir

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