reject
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
• Syn:
cull
• Derivationally related forms:
cull (for: cull)
• Hypernyms:
decision making, deciding
1. refuse to accept or acknowledge (Freq. 19)
- I reject the idea of starting a war
- The journal rejected the student's paper
• Ant:
accept
• Derivationally related forms:
rejective, rejection
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
disbelieve, discredit, repudiate, recuse, reprobate,
disown, renounce, dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off,
discount, push aside, ignore
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. refuse to accept (Freq. 15)
- He refused my offer of hospitality
• Syn:
refuse, pass up, turn down, decline
• Ant:
accept (for: refuse)
• Derivationally related forms:
declination (for: decline), turndown (for: turn down), rejection, refusal (for: refuse)
• Hyponyms:
dishonor, dishonour, bounce
• Verb Group:
spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They reject the money
3. deem wrong or inappropriate (Freq. 2)
- I disapprove of her child rearing methods
• Syn:
disapprove
• Ant:
approve (for: disapprove)
• Derivationally related forms:
rejective, rejection, disapproval (for: disapprove)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
object, deprecate, deter, discourage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
4. reject with contempt (Freq. 1)
- She spurned his advances
• Syn:
spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
• Derivationally related forms:
turndown (for: turn down), scorner (for: scorn), spurner (for: spurn), rejective
• Hypernyms:
refuse, decline
• Hyponyms:
rebuff, snub, repel
• Verb Group:
refuse, pass up, turn down, decline, turn away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- His body rejected the liver of the donor
• Syn:
resist, refuse
• Derivationally related forms:
resistant (for: resist)
• Hypernyms:
react, respond
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. refuse entrance or membership
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
• Syn:
turn down, turn away, refuse
• Ant:
admit
• Derivationally related forms:
refusal (for: refuse), turndown (for: turn down)
• Verb Group:
spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
7. dismiss from consideration or a contest
- John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
- This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
• Syn:
rule out, eliminate, winnow out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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