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What is another word for thumbs down?

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Noun

An act or sign of rejecting an offer, idea or proposal

An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds

An act or expression of unwillingness to grant a request

A punitive ban on relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods

To counter, or to show or declare to be untrue

To mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned

To express an objection to what someone has said or done

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Noun

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An act or sign of rejecting an offer, idea or proposal

refusal to acknowledge

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“Councilors agreed to send the letter at the January meeting of the local authority after giving the proposal a firm thumbs down.”

Noun

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An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

rap over the knuckles

judgement^UK

judgment^US

statement of opposition

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Noun

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An act or expression of unwillingness to grant a request

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

Noun

A punitive ban on relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods

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Verb

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To counter, or to show or declare to be untrue

blow out of the water

drive a coach and horses through

knock the bottom out of

balk^US

baulk^UK

show in its true light

knocks props out from under

pick an argument with

prove to be wrong

argue the pros and cons of

show to be wrong

bandy words concerning

wonder about

have an argument about

have no confidence in

be incredulous of

be unconvinced about

not believe

take with a pinch of salt

express disagreement with

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Verb

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To mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned

blacklist

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

declare null and void

pass on

not go for

pass by

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

give the cold shoulder

leave out in the cold

hand someone the frozen mitt

give the cold shoulder to

criminalize^US

have nothing to do with

pass over

leave off

say no to

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

criminalise^UK

give someone the big E

cut dead

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

have nothing more to do with

bin off

give someone the push

give something a miss

refuse to take part in

disentitle

give the bum's rush

show out

give the old heave-ho

chuck out

put out

force to leave

throw someone out on their ear

heave-ho

throw out on the streets

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To express an objection to what someone has said or done

kick up a stink about

criticize^US

balk^US

baulk^UK

criticise^UK

put up a fight against

express disapproval of

cross

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

set your face against

complain vociferously to

shoot off one's mouth

make a protest against

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

tongue-lash

chew out

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

express objections to

stand up and be counted against

not support

not countenance

run counter to

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