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REJECTS Synonyms

There are 38 synonyms of the word rejects. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word rejects. (close relations)
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rejectedrejecting

Best Alternative Words for REJECTS

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declines
verbv
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.

denies
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

disapproves
verbv
verb

• consider bad or wrong

• deem wrong or inappropriate

disavows
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with

dismisses
verbv
verb

• bar from attention or consideration

• cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

• stop associating with

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

• declare void

disowns
verbv
verb

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

• cast off

rebuffs
verbv
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

refuses
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

repels
verbv
verb

• cause to move back by force or influence

• be repellent to; cause aversion in

• force or drive back

• reject outright and bluntly

• fill with distaste

repudiates
verbv
verb

• cast off

• refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

• refuse to recognize or pay

• reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

repulses
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

scorns
verbv
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

snubs
verbv
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

spurns
verbv
verb

• reject with contempt

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

Best Hypernyms For REJECTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rejects, 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

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