Reject

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/

Synonyms for "reject" (440 found)

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Closest matches (88)

Verb(19 words)

decline refuseturn downabandons abhors abjure abjured abnegate abolish blackballed booed brooking damns declined declining denied denies denydeny permission

abandon abdicate abjure abstain back ban banish barbar outbarfbe contrary tobe seasickbe sickbe skepticalbe unmovedbe unwillingbeg offbelie blackball blockade

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boot outbounce boycottbring upbrush asidecall into questioncashier castcast asidecast awaycast offcast outcast-off castaway castoffcategorically rejectcensure challenge chuckchuck outchuck upcontemn contest contradict contravene controvertcount outcross cutcut offdebar declinedecline to acceptdeep sixdeep-six defenestrate deny

Noun(12 words)

ashcan bar blackballscrossed out markcull declinedecline in activitydecline of civilizationdeclinesdeclining demanddefect deny

Strong matches (132)

Noun(15 words)

denying detestingdiscard bindiscard pilediscard samplediscard termdiscarded optiondiscards dislikes dismiss exclude fault flaw guillotiningitalian negare

depart derelict despise detrude dice diminish disagree disallow disapprovedisapprove ofdisbelieve discard discarding discharge disclaim discount discredit disdain disfavor disgorge

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dismiss disown dispense disposaldispose ofdisqualify disregard dissentdissent fromditch dogie drop dump dumping egesteighty sixeighty-six eject eliminate elimination embargo enjoin except excludeexclude fromexpel explode extrudefeed the fishfend offflotsamflotsam and jetsamforbid forsake forswear foundling freezefreeze outfrownfrown atfrown downfrown upongaggag ongainsayget quit ofget rid ofget shut ofgivegive awaygive the hookgrimace atheaveheave outheave the gorgehold outhold out againstignore inhibit interdict irregular isolate

Verb(34 words)

disallows disapprove disapproved disapproves disapproving disavowed disavows disbelievingdiscard place value materialsdiscarded disclaims discount disdain disfavored disfavors dismissdismiss a proposaldismiss findingsdismissed dismisses

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dismissing disown disqualified disqualifies disqualify eliminate eschewed excludes failed forsakesfreeze offgainsaidignore feedbackignore observations

Adjective(1 words)

gentle decline

Related words (220)

jetsam jettison jilt junk junking keckkeep outkick downstairskick outlagan laughlay asideleaveleave outloathelock outlook askance atlook black uponmisbelieve negate

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negative neglectnot acceptnot admitnot approvenot believenot buynot consentnot fall fornot go fornot hear ofnot hold withnot swallownot think ofobjectobject toobtrude omit oppose oppugn orphan ostracize oust outlawpart withpasspass bypass overpass uppreclude prevent prohibit proscribe protest puke pushpush asideput outquash rebuff rebut recant refuserefuse consentrefuse to admitrefuse to believerefuse to considerrefuse to creditregurgitate rejectamenta rejection relegate removal remove renounce repel repress reprobate repudiate repulseresist believingresist entreatyresist persuasionretch rid rubbishrule outsay naysay nosay no toscout scrap scrapping scratch secondsend to coventryset asideshed shoot shouldershove awayshunshut outsick upslough spew spurnstand aloofsupersede suppress suspend tabootake exceptiontake exception tothink ill ofthink little ofthrowthrow awaythrow outthrow overthrow overboardthrow upthrowawaythrust outthumbthumb downtoss outtoss overboardtrash traverse turnturn awayturn downturn outunbelieve undesirable upchuck vetoview with disfavorvomitvote nayvote negativelywaifwaifs and strayswaivewash outwastrel

Verb(35 words)

jilted negatedoppose changeoverrule overruledpass upperishes pooh-pooh rebuffed recantsrefuse paymentrefused refuses refuted refutes repudiate repudiated repulsed resist resisted

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rubbishedrule outsay noscorn shunned spurn spurned spurns swattedturn awayvetoedwinnow outwithholdwon'tyucks

Noun(34 words)

jilting jiltskitchen refusemisfit nix nixed nixes nixing nonsupport outcast overruling pariah rebuffing rebuffsrefusal to complyrefuserefuse to contractrefutereject pilereprobates

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repudiating repulses scoffs scornsscrap heapshunning snubbing snubs spurning terefahturn downveto powervetoes vetoing

Adjective(4 words)

repulsive conductsteady declineunenacted ruleunestablished plan

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More general

33 entries

action article batch beingbrush asidebrush offcollection critique deciding decisiondecision makingdecline deny discount dismiss disregard

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More specific

18 entries

admission denialapplication denialdefective batchdefective itemdiscarded batchdiscarded itemsdisprove argumentdoubt hypothesisnonconformist outsider pariah rebuffrefute claimscrap heapscrap metalspurn

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Collocations

11 entries

factory rejectsquality control rejectsreject binreject pilerejected applicationrejected evidencerejected idearejected offerrejected outcomerejected proposalrejects from production

Inflections

3 entries

rejected rejecting rejects

Derivations

8 entries

rejectability rejectable rejected rejectee rejecter rejecting rejection rejector

Antonyms

2 entries

accept admit

similar

10 entries

decline disdainfreeze offpass uppooh-pooh refuse scorn spurnturn awayturn down

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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For love is something you can't reject.

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I do not want to reject this claim.

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We regretfully reject your offer.

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It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.

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