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REJECTION Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word rejection. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For REJECTION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rejection, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
act deed situation
Phrases (5)
human actionhuman activityorganic phenomenonspeech actstate of affairs

Alternatives for DECLINATION

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