Synonyms for reject
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Refuse
refuse, deny, repudiate, renounce, disown, abjure formal, disallow, say no informal, waive, refute, disavow, forsake, resist, disclaim, dissent, repel, repulse, forswear, abnegate, abdicate dated
2. Decline
decline, dismiss, ignore, turn down, discard, exclude, turn away, pass up, throw out, pass over, cast aside, throw overboard, cast away, eject, discount
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To refuse to accept; to forswear.
She even rejected my improved offer.
- v. 2
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- v. 3
To refuse a romantic advance.
I've been rejected three times this week.
- n. 1
An unpopular person.
Example sentences
- refuse I didn't really think Tom would refuse to do that.
- deny You can't deny the fact that she had a hand in it.
- renounce I renounce everything as long as I can be with you.
- repudiate My parents would repudiate my brother if they ever found out he was gay.
- ignore If you ignore the past, you jeopardize the future.
- dismiss Sami's attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case.
By length
- 3 letters
- nix1
- 4 letters
- deny2, cull1
- 5 letters
- alien3, waive1, repel2, scorn1, eject2, spurn1
- 6 letters
- except2, ignore2, refuse2, resist2, refute2, disown2, rebuff2, abjure
- 7 letters
- decline2, dismiss2, exclude2, dissent2, despise2, discard2, disdain2, outcast2, forsake2, disavow3, repulse2, contemn2
- 8 letters
- discount2, renounce2, abdicate3, disallow3, castaway3, disclaim2, forswear2, abnegate
- 9 letters
- eliminate4, repudiate4, reprobate3, proscribe2
- 10 letters
- disapprove3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deny2 = 2 syllables).