REJECTION Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word rejection. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REJECTION
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declination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a downward slope or bend • (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere • a polite refusal of an invitation | ||||||||
denial | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
dismissal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial • official notice that you have been fired from your job • permission to go; the sending away of someone • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | ||||||||
nonacceptance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing an offer | ||||||||
rebuff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • reject outright and bluntly • force or drive back | ||||||||
refusal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing • a message refusing to accept something that is offered | ||||||||
repudiation | nounn | |||||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) • the exposure of falseness or pretensions | ||||||||
repulse | verbv | |||||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • force or drive back • be repellent to; cause aversion in • cause to move back by force or influence | ||||||||
repulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the force by which bodies repel one another • intense aversion • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | ||||||||
snub | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off • a refusal to recognize someone you know adjective satellite • unusually short verb • refuse to acknowledge • reject outright and bluntly | ||||||||
spurning | nounn | |||||||
verb • reject with contempt |