REJECT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word reject. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for REJECT
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| refuse | verbv | |||||
noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) verb • show unwillingness towards • not accept as true • elude, especially in a baffling way • refuse to let have • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership | ||||||
| turn down | verbv | |||||
verb • not accept as true • refuse entrance or membership • reject with contempt • take a downward direction • make lower or quieter | ||||||
| decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| abjure | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||||||
| abnegate | verbv | |||||
verb • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure • surrender (power or a position) • deny or renounce | ||||||
| alien | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country • anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found • a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere adjective satellite • not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something • being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world verb • transfer property or ownership | ||||||
| castaway | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is rejected (from society or home) • a shipwrecked person | ||||||
| cull | verbv | |||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • remove something that has been rejected • look for and gather | ||||||
| deny | verbv | |||||
verb • declare untrue; contradict • refuse to accept or believe • refuse to grant, as of a petition or request • refuse to let have • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure • deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit • refuse to recognize or acknowledge | ||||||
| disapprove | verbv | |||||
verb • consider bad or wrong • deem wrong or inappropriate | ||||||
| disdain | ||||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient verb • look down on with disdain • reject with contempt | ||||||
| disown | verbv | |||||
verb • prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting • cast off | ||||||
| eliminate | verbv | |||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||
| outcast | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person who is rejected (from society or home) adjective satellite • excluded from a society | ||||||
| pooh-pooh | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • express contempt about • reject with contempt | ||||||
| repudiate | verbv | |||||
verb • cast off • refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid • refuse to recognize or pay • reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust | ||||||
| resist | verbv | |||||
verb • elude, especially in a baffling way • stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something • express opposition through action or words • withstand the force of something • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse to comply | ||||||
| scorn | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike • open disrespect for a person or thing verb • look down on with disdain • reject with contempt | ||||||
| spurn | verbv | |||||
verb • reject with contempt | ||||||
| freeze off | verbv | |||||
verb • reject with contempt | ||||||