reject
[verb]
Synonyms:
- deny, decline, disallow, exclude, renounce, repudiate, veto
- rebuff, jilt, refuse, repulse, say no to, spurn, turn down
- discard, eliminate, jettison, scrap, throw away or out
[noun]
Synonyms:
- castoff, discard, failure, second

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Antonyms: accept, choose, select
Related Words: debar, eliminate, exclude, shut out

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English Thesaurus: refuse, say no, turn somebody/something down, reject, decline, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. re‧ject¹ S3 W2 AC /rɪˈdʒekt/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: rejection, reject; verb: reject]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of reicere 'to throw back']

1. OFFER/SUGGESTION/IDEA to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something Antonym : accept:
Sarah rejected her brother’s offer of help.
reject something as something
Gibson rejected the idea as ‘absurd’.
Dexter flatly rejected (=completely rejected) calls for his resignation.
His proposal was rejected outright (=completely rejected).

2. NOT CHOOSE SOMEBODY to not choose someone for a job, course of study etc Antonym : accept:
It’s obvious why his application was rejected.

3. PRODUCT to throw away something that has just been made, because its quality is not good enough:
If inspectors find a defective can, the batch is rejected.

4. NOT LOVE SOMEBODY to refuse to give someone any love or attention:
Children feel abandoned or rejected if they don’t see their parents regularly.

5. ORGAN if your body rejects an organ, after a transplant operation, it does not accept that organ

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. re‧ject² /ˈriːdʒekt/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: rejection, reject; verb: reject]

1. a product that has been rejected because there is something wrong with it:
a shop selling cheap rejects

2. someone who is not accepted or liked by another person, or by other people:
They felt that they were society’s rejects.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

reject
verb
ADV. decisively, emphatically, firmly, roundly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously She firmly rejected the suggestion that she had lied to Parliament.
categorically, completely, flatly, out of hand, outright, unequivocally, utterly Don't just reject their suggestions out of hand.
overwhelmingly | unanimously | narrowly Voters narrowly rejected the scheme.
immediately, instantly | quickly | consistently, constantly | eventually, finally | deliberately | explicitly, expressly, specifically | effectively | indignantly The paper indignantly rejected charges that it had invented the story to boost sales.
formally | publicly | instinctively | automatically No one knows why a foetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system.
rightly It was an ill-researched product that consumers rightly rejected.
VERB + REJECT vote to | be free to, have the right to Consumers have the right to reject faulty goods and demand a refund.
urge sb to He urged the committee to reject the plans.
PREP. as The proposal was rejected as too costly.
in favour of Their design was rejected in favour of one by a rival company.
PHRASES reject sth on … grounds The scheme was rejected on economic grounds.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

reject

reject something outright (=completely)
He has not rejected the idea outright.
firmly reject
The British proposals were firmly rejected by the other EU countries.
flatly reject (=in a firm and definite way)
He flatly rejected the rebel’s demands.
totally reject
My client totally rejects the accusations.
categorically/unequivocally reject (=in a definite way, leaving no doubt)
We categorically reject their argument.
unanimously reject (=when all members of a group reject something)
The board unanimously rejected the proposal.
decisively reject (=when most members of a group reject something)
On May 21, the House decisively rejected the President’s proposed budget.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

refuse to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do:
I asked the bank for a loan, but they refused.
When they refused to leave, we had to call the police.
say no spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you:
They asked me so nicely that I couldn’t really say no.
turn somebody/something down to refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or a formal request:
They offered me the job but I turned it down.
The board turned down a request for $25,000 to sponsor an art exhibition.
I’ve already been turned down by three colleges.
reject to refuse to accept an idea, offer, suggestion, or plan:
They rejected the idea because it would cost too much money.
The Senate rejected a proposal to limit the program to two years.
decline formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something:
She has declined all offers of help.
A palace spokesman declined to comment on the rumours.
deny to refuse to allow someone to do something or enter somewhere:
They were denied permission to publish the book.
He was denied access to the US.
veto to officially refuse to allow a law or plan, or to refuse to accept someone’s suggestion:
Congress vetoed the bill.
The suggestion was quickly vetoed by the other members of the team.
disallow to officially refuse to accept something because someone has broken the rules, or not done it in the correct way:
The goal was disallowed by the referee.
The court decided to disallow his evidence.
rebuff formal to refuse to accept someone’s offer, request, or suggestion:
The company raised its offer to $6 billion, but was rebuffed.
He was politely rebuffed when he suggested holding the show in Dublin.
give somebody/something the thumbs down informal to refuse to allow or accept a plan or suggestion:
The plan was given the thumbs down by the local authority.
They gave us the thumbs down.
rubbish especially British English things that people throw away, such as old food, dirty paper etc:
People are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish.
the rubbish bin
garbage/trash American English rubbish:
The garbage is collected every Tuesday.
There were piles of trash in the backyard.
a black plastic garbage bag
litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground:
Parents should teach children not to drop litter.
There was a lot of litter on the beach.
waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in industrial processes:
nuclear waste
toxic waste
household waste
The company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea.

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