REJECTING

Not accept something given or offered

Example: "I reject the idea of starting a war"

• evaluate  11
• judge  14
• pass judgment

• disbelieve  16
• discredit  13
• repudiate  12
• recuse  8
• • reprobate  13
  • disown  10
  • renounce  10
  • repudiate  12
  • brush aside
  • discount  11
  • dismiss  10
  • disregard  12
  • ignore  7
  • push aside
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• accept  12

Not accept as true

Example: "He refused to accept what she said"

• decline  10
• pass up
• refuse  9
• turn down

• dishonor  12
• dishonour  13
• bounce  10

Deem wrong or inappropriate

Example: "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

• disapprove  18

• evaluate  11
• judge  14
• pass judgment

• object  17
• deprecate  14
• deter  6
• discourage  14

Reject with contempt

Example: "She spurned his advances"

• disdain  9
• freeze off
• pooh-pooh
• scorn  7
• spurn  7
• turn down

• decline  10
• refuse  9

• rebuff  14
• repel  7
• snub  6

Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

Example: "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

• refuse  9
• resist  6

Refuse entrance or membership

Example: "They turned away hundreds of fans"

• refuse  9
• turn away
• turn down

• admit  8

Dismiss from consideration or a contest

Example: "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"

• eliminate  11
• rule out
• winnow out