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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balk (at)
  1. refuse
  2. reject
  3. decline
  4. pass up
Verb
  • China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • The judge in that case on Monday rejected Trump’s request to toss out the convictions and indictment on a claim of presidential immunity.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • His presidency rejected the doctrines of Reaganomics, insisting instead that government could, and should, invest in its people.
    Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 19 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
  • The 66-year-old Long Island native, who has overseen business and election content for both Fox News and Fox Business Network, reportedly passed up an offer to extend his contract, which was already set to expire at the end of this month.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This deal on the Dyson Big Ball Vacuum is too good to pass up.
    Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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