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Definition of Reject
1. Verb. Refuse to accept or acknowledge. "The journal rejected the student's paper"
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Specialized synonyms: Disbelieve, Discredit, Repudiate, Recuse, Reprobate, Disown, Renounce, Repudiate, Brush Aside, Brush Off, Discount, Dismiss, Disregard, Ignore, Push Aside
Antonyms: Accept
Derivative terms: Rejection, Rejective
Specialized synonyms: Disbelieve, Discredit, Repudiate, Recuse, Reprobate, Disown, Renounce, Repudiate, Brush Aside, Brush Off, Discount, Dismiss, Disregard, Ignore, Push Aside
Antonyms: Accept
Derivative terms: Rejection, Rejective
2. Noun. The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.
3. Verb. Refuse to accept. "They reject the money "; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
Exact synonyms: Decline, Pass Up, Refuse, Turn Down
Related verbs: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Scorn, Spurn, Turn Down
Specialized synonyms: Dishonor, Dishonour, Bounce
Derivative terms: Declination, Refusal, Rejection, Turndown
Antonyms: Accept
Related verbs: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Scorn, Spurn, Turn Down
Specialized synonyms: Dishonor, Dishonour, Bounce
Derivative terms: Declination, Refusal, Rejection, Turndown
Antonyms: Accept
4. Verb. Deem wrong or inappropriate. "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
Exact synonyms: Disapprove
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Specialized synonyms: Object, Deprecate, Deter, Discourage
Antonyms: Approve
Derivative terms: Disapproval, Rejection, Rejective
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Specialized synonyms: Object, Deprecate, Deter, Discourage
Antonyms: Approve
Derivative terms: Disapproval, Rejection, Rejective
5. Verb. Reject with contempt. "She spurned his advances"
Exact synonyms: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Scorn, Spurn, Turn Down
Generic synonyms: Decline, Refuse
Specialized synonyms: Rebuff, Repel, Snub
Related verbs: Decline, Pass Up, Refuse, Turn Down, Refuse, Turn Away, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Rejective, Scorner, Spurner, Turndown
Generic synonyms: Decline, Refuse
Specialized synonyms: Rebuff, Repel, Snub
Related verbs: Decline, Pass Up, Refuse, Turn Down, Refuse, Turn Away, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Rejective, Scorner, Spurner, Turndown
6. Verb. Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
7. Verb. Refuse entrance or membership. "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Exact synonyms: Refuse, Turn Away, Turn Down
Related verbs: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Scorn, Spurn, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Refusal, Turndown
Antonyms: Admit
Related verbs: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Scorn, Spurn, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Refusal, Turndown
Antonyms: Admit
8. Verb. Dismiss from consideration or a contest. "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
Definition of Reject
1. v. t. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
Definition of Reject
1. Verb. (transitive) to refuse to accept ¹
2. Verb. (sports) to block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court. ¹
3. Noun. Something that is rejected. ¹
4. Noun. (derogatory slang) An unpopular person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reject
1. to refuse to accept, consider, or make use of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reject
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