turn away

Verb

• turn away or aside
  • They averted their eyes when the King entered
    

• refuse entrance or membership
  • They turned away hundreds of fans
    
  • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
    

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• move so as not face somebody or something

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  avert , reject , turn down , refuse , deflect , bend
• Antonyms: 
  admit , allow in , let in , intromit