to indirectly reject the proposal
Collocation highlighting a modified verb state using 'indirectly'.
He never said no, but he indirectly rejected the proposal by ignoring the emails.
—Did he accept the offer? —Not exactly, he indirectly rejected it by not responding.
Indirectly rejecting the proposal leaves the door open to misunderstandings.
He never said no, but he indirectly rejected the proposal by ignoring the emails.
—Did he accept the offer? —Not exactly, he indirectly rejected it by not responding.
Indirectly rejecting the proposal leaves the door open to misunderstandings.