an act or instance of refusing.

priority in refusing or taking something; option.

complete resistance of a driven pile to further driving.

noun

approval , grant , offer , ok , sanction

noun

abnegation , ban , choice , cold shoulder * , declension , declination , defiance , disallowance , disapproval , disavowal , disclaimer , discountenancing , disfavor , dissent , enjoinment , exclusion , forbidding , interdiction , knockback , negation , nix * , no , nonacceptance , noncompliance , nonconsent , option , pass * , prohibition , proscription , rebuff , refutation , regrets , rejection , renouncement , renunciation , repudiation , repulse , repulsion , reversal , thumbs down , turndown , veto , withholding , writ , nay , denial , contradiction , non-acceptance , premption