reject

/ɹɪdʒˈɛkt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. refuse to accept or acknowledge
   “I reject the idea of starting a war”
2. refuse to accept
   “He refused my offer of hospitality”
3. deem wrong or inappropriate
   “I disapprove of her child rearing methods”
4. reject with contempt
   “She spurned his advances”
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
   “His body rejected the liver of the donor”
6. refuse entrance or membership
   “They turned away hundreds of fans”
7. dismiss from consideration or a contest
   “John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”

noun

1. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

Synonyms for reject

• refuse
• pass up
• turn down
• decline
• disapprove
• spurn
• freeze off
• scorn
• pooh-pooh
• disdain
• resist
• turn away
• rule out
• eliminate
• winnow out
• cull

Antonyms of reject

• accept
• admit

Words that rhyme with reject

• direct
• subject
• correct
• connect
• neglect
• respect
• collect
• effect
• reflect
• affect
• expect
• inject
• suspect
• aspect
• deflect
• disrespect
• elect
• indirect
• perfect
• eject
• erect
• incorrect
• infect
• confect
• disconnect
• inspect
• intellect
• misdirect
• resurrect
• select