Rejected — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Reject (verb)

Reject is a different word from Rejected. The synonyms below are for reject, not for rejected.

1. to be unwilling to grant

   "rejected his request for time off"

   similar: decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, nix, refuse, reprobate, withhold
   related: ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto, rebuff, repel, spurn, check, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrict, balk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct
   opposite: allow, concede, grant, let, OK, permit
   near: afford, furnish, give, provide, supply, authorize, commission, license, accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), warrant, accord, sanction, vouchsafe

2. to declare not to be true

   "I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that"

   similar: contradict, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, repudiate
   related: traverse, challenge, confute, disprove, rebut, disagree (with), dispute
   opposite: acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own
   near: accept, adopt, embrace, espouse, affirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submit, authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify

3. to get rid of as useless or unwanted

   "sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered"

   similar: cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, discard, ditch, dump, eighty-six, exorcise, fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unload, dispose of, set aside
   related: abandon, abdicate, desert, forsake, dismiss, kick out, abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe out
   near: adopt, embrace, take on, employ, use, utilize, hold, hold back, keep, retain

4. to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

   "rejected his marriage proposal"

   similar: balk (at), decline, deselect, disapprove, negative, nix, pass, pass up, refuse, reprobate, repudiate, spurn, throw out, throw over, turn down, turn one's back on
   related: blow off, disdain, rebuff, scorn, scout, shoot down, overrule, veto, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, dismiss, ignore, abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from), deny, disavow, disclaim, dispute, gainsay, stick, abjure, forswear, recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw, avoid, bypass, detour, contradict, disown, negate, controvert, disagree (with), disprove, rebut, refute, back down, back off, backtrack, disallow, recall, renege, revoke
   opposite: accept, agree (to), approve
   near: condone, countenance, swallow, tolerate, adopt, embrace, receive, take, welcome, accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, choose, handpick, select, espouse, support