declining a proposal Synonym

separation, division, isolation, apartheid, discrimination, exclusion, partition, seclusion, detachment, disconnection, disunion, sequestering, splitting, splitting up, splitting off, setting apart, keeping apart, differentiation, distinction [x]

loyalty-card, membership-card, rewards-card, savings-card, club-card, benefit-card, advantage-card, privilege-card, rebate-card, voucher-card, coupon-card [x]

society, group, collective, association, fellowship, network, commune, population, neighborhood, clan, tribe, circle, cohort, alliance, guild, club, organization, fraternity, sorority, congregation, assembly, body, crowd, gathering, union, consortium, partnership, league, coalition, federation, brotherhood, sisterhood, enclave, settlement, village, town, municipality, district, precinct, sector, ward, quarter, parish, locality, region, area, zone [x]

ignore, shun, reject, abandon, forsake, spurn, disregard, neglect, repudiate, snub, slight, brush off, cold-shoulder, cut off, leave behind, walk away from, give up on, desert, cast aside, disown, renounce, distance oneself from, withdraw from, wash one's hands of, look away from [x]

acknowledgements, commendations, praises, accolades, approvals, kudos, compliments, tributes, honors, awards, recognitions, appreciations, laudations, congratulations, salutes, cheers, plaudits, endorsements, validations, affirmations, celebrations, testimonials, citations, mentions, shout-outs, high-fives, props, respects, esteem, regard, admiration, applause, ovations, hurrahs [x]

exclusion, shunning, rejection, banishment, isolation, alienation, expulsion, marginalization, boycott, blackballing, excommunication, segregation, repudiation, avoidance, disfavor, cold-shouldering, sidelining, barring, casting out, cutting off, sending to Coventry, freezing out, turning away, snubbing, ignoring, outcasting, ostracization, social rejection, social isolation, social exclusion [x]

disapprove, condemn, criticize, deprecate, denounce, censure object to, look down on, scorn, disdain, disfavor, reject, spurn, rebuke, reproach, reprove, chide, castigate, lambaste, berate, vilify, excoriate, disparage, belittle, decry, abhor, detest, loathe, abominate, shun, eschew, avoid, disesteem, discommend, disallow, disapprove of, take a dim view of, take exception to, be against, be critical of, be hostile to, be opposed to, be scornful of, be contemptuous of, be dismissive of, be negative about, be unenthusiastic about, be unsupportive of [x]

elitism, arrogance, pretentiousness, condescension, haughtiness, superiority, disdain, affectation, airs, grandiosity, self-importance, vanity, smugness, conceit, pomposity, aloofness, high-handedness, patronizing attitude, superciliousness, snootiness, uppishness, pretension, snobbishness, stuck-up attitude, high-mindedness, pride, egotism, self-righteousness, self-satisfaction, hubris, overconfidence, self-conceit, self-admiration, self-glorification, self-exaltation, self-regard, self-love, narcissism, self-centeredness, self-absorption, self-interest, self-indulgence, self-obsession, self-preoccupation, self-involvement, self-worship, self-adulation, self-idolatry, self-praise [x]

mixing, socializing, blending, intermingling, mingling, associating, fraternizing, interacting, merging, combining, integrating, uniting, fusing, amalgamating, coalescing, commingling, hobnobbing, networking, rubbing elbows, circulating, schmoozing, mixing and mingling, engaging, connecting, meeting, getting together, coming together, joining, participating, collaborating, communicating, conversing, chatting, talking, interrelating, interfacing, liaising, interchanging, interweaving, interspersing, interlacing, interblending, intermixing [x]

connections, bonds, associations, affiliations, partnerships, alliances, interactions, links, ties, rapports, liaisons, networks, attachments, engagements, unions, collaborations, friendships, kinships, relations [x]

rejection, denial, renunciation, disavowal, abnegation, refutation, abjuration, disclaimer, renouncement, contradiction, negation, recantation, annulment, cancellation, revocation, disaffirmation, disowning, forswearing, retraction, withdrawal, disallowance, nullification, veto, disapproval, repudiating, abrogation, invalidation, voiding, rescission, disconfirmation, nonacceptance, refusal, dissent, opposition, protest, objection, countermand [x]

rejections, refusals, denials, dismissals, declines, rebuffs, nays, vetoes, disapprovals, negations, repudiations, disallowances, nonacceptances, brush-offs, knockbacks, thumbs-downs, nix, turndowns [x]

denials, rejections, repudiations, renunciations, disclaimers, refutations, negations, abnegations, disownments, abjurations, contradictions, disaffirmations, gainsayings, retractions, recantations, disclaims, disavowments, disapprovals, nullifications, annulments, voidings, invalidations, cancellations, rescindments, revocations, withdrawals, abrogations, renouncements, disclaimings, disacknowledgments, negatings, disclaimations, disallowances, disapprobations, disconfirmations, disendorsings, disownings, disacknowledgements, disaffirmings, disendorses, disacknowledges [x]

objections, criticisms, rejections, condemnations, denials, refusals, disapprobations, disavowals, protests, dissent, disfavor, censure, rebukes, reproaches, reprimands, discontent, dissatisfaction, opposition, non-acceptance, negations, vetoes, disesteem, disliking, disinclination, disapprobation, discontentment [x]

ignoring, snubbing, shunning, disregarding, ostracizing, slighting, neglecting, spurning, rebuffing, dismissing, avoiding, bypassing, excluding, freezing out, cutting off, turning away, brushing off, cold-shouldering, sidelining, blackballing, boycotting, alienating, distancing, isolating, rejecting, repudiating, disdaining, scorning, showing indifference, showing disdain, showing contempt, showing disregard, showing neglect, showing disinterest, showing unconcern, showing apathy, showing insensitivity, showing unfriendliness, showing hostility, showing animosity, showing aversion, showing antipathy, showing enmity, showing animus, showing ill will, showing coldness, showing aloofness, showing detachment [x]