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reject > 8 senses
NOUN1reject, cullThe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
VERB1rejectRefuse to accept or acknowledge
2reject, refuse, pass up, turn down, declineRefuse to accept
3reject, disapproveDeem wrong or inappropriate
4reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn downReject with contempt
5reject, resist, refuseResist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
6reject, turn down, turn away, refuseRefuse entrance or membership
7reject, rule out, eliminate, winnow outDismiss from consideration or a contest
reject > pronunciation
Soundsrihjheh'kt; riy'jhehkt
Rhymesabject, affect, aftereffect, and 65 more rhymes in ehkt...
reject > noun, cognition
MeaningThe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.
Synonymscull
Broaderdecision making, deciding
Verbsreject; reject
reject > verb 1, cognition
MeaningRefuse to accept or acknowledge.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
Contraryaccept
Broaderevaluate, pass judgment, judge
Narrowerdisbelieve, discredit; repudiate; recuse; reprobate; renounce, repudiate; dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
Adjectivesrejective
Nounsrejection
reject > verb 2, possession
MeaningRefuse to accept.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
ModelThey reject the money
Synonymsrefuse, pass up, turn down, decline
Contraryaccept, take, have
Similar toreject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
Narrowerdishonor, dishonour; bounce
Nounsrejection
reject > verb 3, communication
MeaningDeem wrong or inappropriate.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsdisapprove
Contraryapprove, O.K., okay, sanction
Broaderevaluate, pass judgment, judge
Narrowerobject; deprecate; deter, discourage
Adjectivesrejective
Nounsrejection
reject > verb 4, communication
MeaningReject with contempt.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsspurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
Similar torefuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline; reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
Broaderrefuse, decline
Narrowerrebuff, snub, repel
Adjectivesrejective
Nounsreject
reject > verb 5, stative
MeaningResist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
Synonymsresist, refuse
Broaderreact, respond
reject > verb 6, social
MeaningRefuse entrance or membership.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Synonymsturn down, turn away, refuse
Contraryadmit, allow in, let in, intromit
Similar toreject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
Nounsreject
reject > verb 7, cognition
MeaningDismiss from consideration or a contest.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsrule out, eliminate, winnow out

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