Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refusal

2 senses of refusal

Sense 1
refusal -- (the act of refusing)
       => denial -- (the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges")

Sense 2
refusal -- (a message refusing to accept something that is offered)
       => message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)