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Detailed Synonyms for reject in English

reject:

to reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)

  1. to reject
    to refuse; to decline; to reject; to turn down
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • decline verbe (declines, declined, declining)
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
  2. to reject
    to disapprove; to reject; to repudiate; to decline; to denounce; to refuse; to disclaim; to spurn; to turn down; to object to
    • disapprove verbe (disapproves, disapproved, disapproving)
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • repudiate verbe (repudiates, repudiated, repudiating)
    • decline verbe (declines, declined, declining)
    • denounce verbe (denounces, denounced, denouncing)
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • disclaim verbe (disclaims, disclaimed, disclaiming)
    • spurn verbe (spurns, spurned, spurning)
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • object to verbe (objects to, objected to, objecting to)
  3. to reject
    disapprove of; to reject; to turn down
  4. to reject
    to reject; to vote down; to outvote
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • vote down verbe (votes down, voted down, voting down)
    • outvote verbe (outvotes, outvoted, outvoting)
  5. to reject
    – dismiss from consideration or a contest 1
    to reject; to eliminate; to rule out; winnow out
    – dismiss from consideration or a contest 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • eliminate verbe (eliminates, eliminated, eliminating)
      • This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration1
    • rule out verbe (rules out, ruled out, ruling out)
    • winnow out verbe
  6. to reject
    – refuse to accept or acknowledge 1
    to reject
    – refuse to accept or acknowledge 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • I reject the idea of starting a war1
      • The journal rejected the student's paper1
  7. to reject
    – reject with contempt 1
    to reject; to scorn; to disdain; to spurn; to turn down; to freeze off; pooh-pooh
    – reject with contempt 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • scorn verbe (scorns, scorned, scorning)
    • disdain verbe (disdains, disdained, disdaining)
    • spurn verbe (spurns, spurned, spurning)
      • She spurned his advances1
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • freeze off verbe (freezes off, froze off, freezing off)
    • pooh-pooh verbe
  8. to reject
    – deem wrong or inappropriate 1
    to reject; to disapprove
    – deem wrong or inappropriate 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • disapprove verbe (disapproves, disapproved, disapproving)
      • I disapprove of her child rearing methods1
  9. to reject
    – refuse to accept 1
    to decline; to reject; to refuse; to turn down; pass up
    – refuse to accept 1
    • decline verbe (declines, declined, declining)
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
      • He refused my offer of hospitality1
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • pass up verbe
  10. to reject
    – refuse entrance or membership 1
    to reject; to refuse; to turn down; to turn away
    – refuse entrance or membership 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • Black people were often rejected by country clubs1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • turn down verbe (turns down, turned down, turning down)
    • turn away verbe (turns away, turned away, turning away)
  11. to reject
    – resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 1
    to reject; to refuse; to resist
    – resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
      • His body rejected the liver of the donor1
    • refuse verbe (refuses, refused, refusing)
    • resist verbe (resists, resisted, resisting)
  12. to reject
    – To refuse to accept a file or message. 2
    to reject
    – To refuse to accept a file or message. 2
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)

Conjugations for reject:

present
  1. reject
  2. reject
  3. rejects
  4. reject
  5. reject
  6. reject
simple past
  1. rejected
  2. rejected
  3. rejected
  4. rejected
  5. rejected
  6. rejected
present perfect
  1. have rejected
  2. have rejected
  3. has rejected
  4. have rejected
  5. have rejected
  6. have rejected
past continuous
  1. was rejecting
  2. were rejecting
  3. was rejecting
  4. were rejecting
  5. were rejecting
  6. were rejecting
future
  1. shall reject
  2. will reject
  3. will reject
  4. shall reject
  5. will reject
  6. will reject
continuous present
  1. am rejecting
  2. are rejecting
  3. is rejecting
  4. are rejecting
  5. are rejecting
  6. are rejecting
subjunctive
  1. be rejected
  2. be rejected
  3. be rejected
  4. be rejected
  5. be rejected
  6. be rejected
diverse
  1. reject!
  2. let's reject!
  3. rejected
  4. rejecting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

reject [the ~] nom

  1. the reject
    the wreck; the ruin; the derelict; the heap o rubbish; the reject; the misfit
  2. the reject
    – the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality 1
    the reject; the cull
    – the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality 1

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Related Definitions for "reject":

  1. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality1
  2. dismiss from consideration or a contest1
  3. refuse to accept or acknowledge1
    • I reject the idea of starting a war1
    • The journal rejected the student's paper1
  4. reject with contempt1
  5. deem wrong or inappropriate1
  6. refuse to accept1
  7. refuse entrance or membership1
    • Black people were often rejected by country clubs1
  8. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ1
    • His body rejected the liver of the donor1
  9. To refuse to accept a file or message.2

Related Synonyms for reject