Reject

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt//

Synonyms for "reject" (327 found)

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Closest matches (66)

Strong matches (98)

Related words (163)

junk junking keck keep out kick downstairs kick out lagan laugh lay aside leave leave out loathe lock out look askance at look black upon misbelieve negate negative neglect nix

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not accept not admit not approve not believe not buy not consent not fall for not go for not hear of not hold with not swallow not think of object object to obtrude omit oppose oppugn orphan ostracize oust outcast outlaw part with pass pass by pass over pass up pooh pooh preclude prevent prohibit proscribe protest puke push push aside put out quash rebuff rebut recant refuse consent refuse to admit refuse to believe refuse to consider refuse to credit regurgitate rejectamenta rejection relegate removal remove renounce repel repress reprobate repudiate repulse resist resist believing resist entreaty resist persuasion retch rid rubbish say nay say no say no to scout scrap scrapping scratch second send to coventry set aside shed shoot shoulder shove away shun shut out sick up slough spew spurn stand aloof supersede suppress suspend taboo take exception take exception to think ill of think little of throw throw away throw out throw over throw overboard throw under bus throw up throwaway thrust out thumb thumb down toss out toss overboard trash traverse turn turn away turn down turn out unbelieve undesirable upchuck veto view with disfavor vomit vote nay vote negatively waif waifs and strays waive wash out wastrel

Verb(13 words)

nix pass up pooh-pooh refute repudiate resist rule out say no scorn spurn throw under the bus turn away winnow out

Noun(3 words)

outcast outsider rto

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

9 relation types

More general

17 entries

brush aside brush off deciding decision making decline deny discount dismiss disregard evaluate ignore judge pass judgment push aside react refuse

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Antonyms

3 entries

accept admit

Synonyms

8 entries

castaway cull decline disapprove outcast refuse resist rule out

derived

19 entries

bandreject initial reject overreject rejectability rejectable rejectate rejected landing rejected takeoff rejectee rejecter rejectful rejection rejectionism rejectionist rejective rejectment

Showing 16 of 19 words.

has context

3 entries

basketball derogatory slang

is a

1 entries

deny

manner of

2 entries

judge refuse

related to

5 entries

accept production line refuse rejection unpopular

similar

10 entries

decline disdain freeze off pass up pooh-pooh refuse scorn spurn turn away turn down

Translations

108 translations across 51 languages.

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἀθετέω verb (to refuse to accept)
ἀναίνομαι verb (to refuse to accept)

Arabic

1 entries

رَفَضَ verb (to refuse to accept)

Armenian

1 entries

մերժել verb (to refuse to accept)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

rədd etmək verb (to refuse to accept)

Basque

1 entries

atzera bota verb (to refuse to accept)

Bulgarian

2 entries

бракуван продукт noun (something that is rejected)
отхвърлям verb (to refuse to accept)

Catalan

2 entries

rebutjar verb (to refuse to accept)
refusar verb (to refuse to accept)

Chinese

2 entries

khì-choa̍t verb (to refuse to accept)
kū-choa̍t verb (to refuse to accept)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

拒絕 /拒绝 verb (to refuse to accept)

Cornish

1 entries

denagha verb (to refuse to accept)

Czech

2 entries

odmítnout verb (to refuse to accept)
zamítnout verb (to refuse to accept)

Danish

1 entries

afvise verb (to refuse to accept)

Dutch

2 entries

afwijzen verb (to refuse to accept)
verwerpen verb (to refuse to accept)

Esperanto

2 entries

malagnoski verb (to refuse to accept)
malakcepti verb (to refuse to accept)

Finnish

4 entries

hylkiö noun (slang: an unpopular person)
hylky noun (something that is rejected)
rejekti noun (something that is rejected)
hylätä verb (to refuse to accept)

French

1 entries

rejeter verb (to refuse to accept)

Galician

1 entries

rexeitar verb (to refuse to accept)

German

3 entries

ablehnen verb (to refuse to accept)
verwerfen verb (to refuse to accept)
zurückweisen verb (to refuse to accept)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to refuse to accept)
𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 verb (to refuse to accept)

Greek

1 entries

απορρίπτω verb (to refuse to accept)

Hindi

1 entries

अस्वीकार करना verb (to refuse to accept)

Hungarian

4 entries

kiselejtezett holmi noun (something that is rejected)
kiszuperált holmi noun (something that is rejected)
selejt noun (something that is rejected)
elutasít verb (to refuse to accept)

Icelandic

1 entries

hafna verb (to refuse to accept)

Indonesian

1 entries

menolak verb (to refuse to accept)

Ingrian

2 entries

hylätä verb (to refuse to accept)
hylätä verb (to refuse a romantic advance)

Irish

1 entries

eitigh verb (to refuse to accept)

Italian

2 entries

respingere verb (to refuse to accept)
rifiutare verb (to refuse to accept)

Japanese

1 entries

拒絶する verb (to refuse to accept)

Kazakh

4 entries

бас тарту verb (to refuse to accept)
жоламау verb (to refuse to accept)
қабыл алмау verb (to refuse to accept)
қабыл алмау verb (to refuse to accept)

Khmer

1 entries

ច្រានចោល verb (to refuse to accept)

Korean

1 entries

거절하다 verb (to refuse to accept)

Latin

2 entries

negō verb (to refuse to accept)
spernō verb (to refuse to accept)

Lithuanian

1 entries

atmesti verb (to refuse to accept)

Māori

4 entries

paruranga noun (something that is rejected)
whakarerenga noun (something that is rejected)
hape verb (to refuse to accept)
hoehoe verb (to refuse to accept)

Norwegian

2 entries

avslå verb (to refuse to accept)
avvise verb (to refuse to accept)

Old English

1 entries

āweorpan verb (to refuse to accept)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Aufgank noun (something that is rejected)

Polish

3 entries

odrzut noun (something that is rejected)
odrzucać verb (to refuse to accept)
odrzucić verb (to refuse to accept)

Portuguese

1 entries

rejeitar verb (to refuse to accept)

Romanian

2 entries

refuza verb (to refuse to accept)
respinge verb (to refuse to accept)

Russian

4 entries

отве́ргнуть verb (to refuse to accept)
отверга́ть verb (to refuse to accept)
отмести́ verb (to refuse to accept)
отмета́ть verb (to refuse to accept)

Sanskrit

1 entries

स्फुरति verb (to refuse to accept)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

diùlt verb (to refuse to accept)
rach an aghaidh verb (to refuse to accept)

Spanish

4 entries

artículo defectuoso noun (something that is rejected)
marginada noun (slang: an unpopular person)
marginado noun (slang: an unpopular person)
bochar verb (to refuse a romantic advance)

Swedish

4 entries

avfärda verb (to refuse to accept)
avslå verb (to refuse to accept)
avvisa verb (to refuse to accept)
rata verb (to refuse to accept)

Tagalog

1 entries

itanggi verb (to refuse to accept)

Telugu

1 entries

తిరస్కరించు verb (to refuse to accept)

Thai

1 entries

ปฏิเสธ verb (to refuse to accept)

Turkish

1 entries

reddetmek verb (to refuse to accept)

Ukrainian

2 entries

відки́нути verb (to refuse to accept)
відкида́ти verb (to refuse to accept)

Vietnamese

1 entries

từ chối verb (to refuse to accept)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

For love is something you can't reject.

Source: tatoeba (36440)

I do not want to reject this claim.

Source: tatoeba (58041)

We regretfully reject your offer.

Source: tatoeba (245251)

It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.

Source: tatoeba (246521)

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