REJECTING Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word rejecting. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| disapproving | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • expressing or manifesting disapproval | ||||||
| forsaking | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of forsaking • the act of giving something up | ||||||
| repelling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||
| shunning | nounn | |||||
noun • deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening | ||||||
| declining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
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. | ||||||
| denying | 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 | ||||||
| dismissing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||
| rebuffing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • reject outright and bluntly • force or drive back | ||||||
| refusing | 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 | ||||||
| renouncing | verbv | |||||
verb • give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily • turn away from; give up • cast off | ||||||
| repudiating | verbv | |||||
verb • cast off • refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid • refuse to recognize or pay • reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust | ||||||
| repulsing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • force or drive back • be repellent to; cause aversion in • cause to move back by force or influence | ||||||
| snubbing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off • a refusal to recognize someone you know adjective satellite • unusually short verb • refuse to acknowledge • reject outright and bluntly | ||||||
| spurning | nounn | |||||
verb • reject with contempt | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
