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REJECT Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word reject. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word reject. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for REJECT

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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

alien
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

• anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

• a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

adjective satellite

• not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

• being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

verb

• transfer property or ownership

castaway
nounn
noun

• a person who is rejected (from society or home)

• a shipwrecked person

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

deny
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

disapprove
verbv
verb

• consider bad or wrong

• deem wrong or inappropriate

disdain
noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

verb

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

disown
verbv
verb

• prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

• cast off

eliminate
verbv
verb

• terminate, end, or take out

• get rid of something

• kill in large numbers

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

• eliminate from the body

• remove from a contest or race

• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

outcast
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who is rejected (from society or home)

adjective satellite

• excluded from a society

pooh-pooh
verb, nounv, n
verb

• express contempt about

• reject with contempt

repudiate
verbv
verb

• cast off

• refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

• refuse to recognize or pay

• reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

resist
verbv
verb

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• express opposition through action or words

• withstand the force of something

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse to comply

scorn
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• open disrespect for a person or thing

verb

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

spurn
verbv
verb

• reject with contempt

freeze off
verbv
verb

• reject with contempt

Best Hypernyms For REJECT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for reject, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
evaluate judge deciding decline react refuse respond
Phrases (2)
pass judgmentdecision making

Alternatives for REFUSE

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