balk (at)

verb

Definition of balk (at)next
as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to she balked at lending him any more money

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  1. refuse
  2. reject
  3. decline
  4. pass up
Verb
  • The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
    HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Syria's government has rejected reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus as insurgents opposing his regime continue their lightning offensive.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of reject
Verb
  • Krager declined to specify the nature or severity of the injury at the time.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors declined to press charges against Mangum for making false allegations.
    Jenna West, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of decline
Verb
  • Read on for the 14 Black Friday climbing deals that the editors at Climbing can’t pass up this year.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The Sling + Max Bundle gives you premium entertainment at a price that’s too good to pass up.
    Katie Ann Lehman, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of pass up
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“Balk (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balk%20%28at%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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