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turn down
Overview of noun turn-down
The noun turndown has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. nonacceptance, turndown -- (the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm")
Overview of verb turn-down
The verb turn down has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline -- (refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality")
2. reject, turn down, turn away, refuse -- (refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs")
3. reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down -- (reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances")
4. turn down -- (take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom")
5. turn down, lower, lour -- (make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turn-down
1 sense of turndown
Sense 1
nonacceptance, turndown
=> rejection
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun turn-down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turn-down
1 sense of turndown
Sense 1
nonacceptance, turndown
=> rejection
Antonyms of noun turn-down
Member Holonyms of noun turn-down
Substance Holonyms of noun turn-down
Part Holonyms of noun turn-down
Member Meronyms of noun turn-down
Substance Meronyms of noun turn-down
Part Meronyms of noun turn-down
Meronyms of noun turn-down
Holonyms of noun turn-down
Attributes of noun turn-down
Derived Forms of noun turn-down
1 sense of turndown
Sense 1
nonacceptance, turndown
RELATED TO>(verb) turn down#1
=> refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
RELATED TO>(verb) turn down#2
=> reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
RELATED TO>(verb) turn down#3
=> reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
Domain of noun turn-down
Domain Terms of noun turn-down
Familiarity of noun turn-down
turndown used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun turn-down
1 sense of turndown
Sense 1
nonacceptance, turndown
> rejection
=> brush-off
=> avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging
=> abandonment, forsaking, desertion
=> renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
=> nonacceptance, turndown
=> banishment, proscription
=> displacement
Meronyms of noun turn-down
1 sense of turndown
Holonyms of noun turn-down
Antonyms of verb turn-down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb turn-down
5 senses of turn down
Sense 1
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
Sense 2
reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
Sense 3
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> refuse, decline
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Sense 4
turn down
=> worsen, decline
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 5
turn down, lower, lour
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb turn-down
2 of 5 senses of turn down
Sense 1
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
=> dishonor, dishonour
=> bounce
Sense 3
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> rebuff, snub, repel
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb turn-down
5 senses of turn down
Sense 1
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
Sense 2
reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
Sense 3
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> refuse, decline
Sense 4
turn down
=> worsen, decline
Sense 5
turn down, lower, lour
=> decrease, lessen, minify
'Cause To' of verb turn-down
Derived Forms of verb turn-down
3 of 5 senses of turn down
Sense 1
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
RELATED TO>(noun) turndown#1
=> nonacceptance, turndown
Sense 2
reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
RELATED TO>(noun) turndown#1
=> nonacceptance, turndown
Sense 3
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
RELATED TO>(noun) turndown#1
=> nonacceptance, turndown
Domain of verb turn-down
Domain Terms of verb turn-down
Familiarity of verb turn-down
turn down used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb turn-down
5 senses of turn down
Sense 1
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
EX: They turn down the money
Sense 2
reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
turn down
*> Something ----s
Sense 5
turn down, lower, lour
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb turn-down
3 of 5 senses of turn down
Sense 3
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
> refuse, decline
=> reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> contract out
=> regret
=> repudiate
=> disobey
Sense 4
turn down
> worsen, decline
=> inflame
=> sicken, come down
=> devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
=> deprive, impoverish
=> fail
=> tumble
=> slip, drop off, drop away, fall away
=> suffer
=> suffer, lose
=> regress, retrograde, retrogress
=> turn down
Sense 5
turn down, lower, lour
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb turn-down
Sense 1
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
Sense 2
reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
Sense 3
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
=> refuse, decline
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Sense 4
turn down
=> worsen, decline
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Sense 5
turn down, lower, lour
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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