Every successful writer has a drawer full of rejection letters.
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Rejection
//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən//
Synonyms for "rejection" (226 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (67)
defectiondefenestrationdemarcationdenialdeprivationdespitedetrusiondifferencedim viewdisaccorddisagreementdisallowancedisappointmentdisapprobationdisapprovaldisbeliefdiscarddiscardingdischargedisclaimer
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disclamationdiscontentdiscontentednessdiscontentmentdiscreditdisenchantmentdisesteemdisfavordisgruntlementdisillusiondisillusionmentdismissaldisobediencedisownmentdisparitydispleasuredisposaldisregarddisrespectdissatisfactiondissensiondissentdissentiencedissidencedistastediversitydropping outdumpingeighteenth amendmentejectionejectmenteliminationembargoexceptionexclusionexpulsionextrusionforbiddanceforbidden fruitforbiddinghead windheresyholding backimpugnationimpugnmentinability to believe
Noun(1 words)
Related words (113)
inadmissibilityincredulityindexindex expurgatoriusindex librorum prohibitorumindignationinfidelityinhibitioninjunctioninterdictinterdictioninterdictumjettisonjunkingkicking downstairslawlockoutlow estimationlow opinionminimifidianism
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minority opinionmisbeliefnarrowingnaynegationnegativenegative answernixnono nono-nononacceptancenonadmissionnonagreementnonassentnonbeliefnoncompliancenonconcurrencenonconformitynonconsentnonobservancenullifidianismobjectionobtrusionomissionopposingoppositionopposureoppugnationostracismousteroustingpassing bypreclusionpreventionprohibitionprohibition partyprohibitory injunctionproscriptionprotestrebuffrebutmentrebuttalrecantationrecusancerecusancyrefusalrefuserejectrejectamentarelegationremovalrenunciationrepressionrepulseresistancerestrictionrestrictive covenantsretentionruling outscornscoutingscrappingsecessionspurningstanding againststatutesumptuary lawssuppressionsuspensiontaboothe bootthe bouncethrowawaythrowing outthumbs downthumbs-downtraversalturndownunbeliefunbelievingnessundercurrentundergroundunhappinessunwillingnessvariancevetovolstead actwithdrawalwithholdingzoningzoning laws
Noun(1 words)
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1 entriescapable of
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19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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2 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 33 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- إِبَاء noun (act of rejecting)
- رَفْض noun (act of rejecting)
Armenian
1 entries- մերժում noun (act of rejecting)
Belarusian
2 entries- адмо́ва noun (act of rejecting)
- адхіле́нне noun (act of rejecting)
Bulgarian
2 entries- о́тказ noun (act of rejecting)
- отхвъ́рляне noun (act of rejecting)
Catalan
2 entries- rebuig noun (act of rejecting)
- refús noun (act of rejecting)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 拒絕 /拒绝 noun (act of rejecting)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 拒絕 /拒绝 noun (act of rejecting)
Czech
1 entries- odmítnutí noun (act of rejecting)
Dutch
1 entries- afwijzing noun (act of rejecting)
Esperanto
1 entries- malakcepto noun (act of rejecting)
Finnish
4 entries- hylkiminen noun (medicine: immune reaction to foreign tissue)
- hylkäys noun (act of rejecting)
- hylkääminen noun (act of rejecting)
- hylätyksi tuleminen noun (state of being rejected)
French
2 entries- refus noun (act of rejecting)
- rejet noun (act of rejecting)
Galician
1 entries- rexeitamento noun (act of rejecting)
German
1 entries- Ablehnung noun (act of rejecting)
Greek
1 entries- απάρνηση noun (act of rejecting)
Hungarian
4 entries- elutasítás noun (act of rejecting)
- elvetés noun (act of rejecting)
- kilökődés noun (medicine: immune reaction to foreign tissue)
- visszautasítás noun (act of rejecting)
Indonesian
1 entries- penolakan noun (act of rejecting)
Irish
1 entries- dearadh noun (act of rejecting)
Italian
1 entries- rifiuto noun (act of rejecting)
Japanese
1 entries- 拒絶 noun (act of rejecting)
Korean
1 entries- 거절 noun (act of rejecting)
Latin
2 entries- reiectiō noun (act of rejecting)
- repulsa noun (act of rejecting)
Macedonian
2 entries- одбивање noun (act of rejecting)
- отфрлање noun (act of rejecting)
Māori
1 entries- akiritanga noun (act of rejecting)
Old English
1 entries- āworpennes noun (act of rejecting)
Polish
2 entries- odmowa noun (act of rejecting)
- odrzucenie noun (act of rejecting)
Portuguese
1 entries- rejeição noun (act of rejecting)
Russian
4 entries- неприня́тие noun (act of rejecting)
- неприя́тие noun (act of rejecting)
- отка́з noun (act of rejecting)
- отклоне́ние noun (act of rejecting)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- diùltadh noun (act of rejecting)
Slovak
1 entries- odmietnutie noun (act of rejecting)
Spanish
4 entries- rechazamiento noun (act of rejecting)
- rechazamiento noun (state of being rejected)
- rechazo noun (act of rejecting)
- rechazo noun (state of being rejected)
Telugu
2 entries- తిరస్కారము noun (act of rejecting)
- తిరస్కృతి noun (act of rejecting)
Ukrainian
2 entries- відмо́ва noun (act of rejecting)
- відхи́лення noun (act of rejecting)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
By the fiftieth heartbreak, rejection becomes much easier to handle.
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Rejection hurts.
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Tom took the rejection hard.
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