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re·ject | \ ri-ˈjekt 
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\rejected; rejecting; rejects
Definition of reject
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejected the suggestion reject a manuscript
c : to refuse as lover or spouse
2 obsolete : to cast off
3 : throw back, repulse
4 : to spew out
5 : to subject to immunological rejection
reject
nounre·ject | \ ˈrē-ˌjekt \
\Definition of reject (Entry 2 of 2)
: a rejected person or thing especially : one rejected as not wanted, unsatisfactory, or not fulfilling requirements
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Other Words from reject
Verb
rejecter or rejector \ ri-ˈjek-tər \ noun
\ nounrejectingly \ ri-ˈjek-tiŋ-lē \ adverb
\ adverbrejective \ ri-ˈjek-tiv \ adjective
\ adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms for reject
Synonyms: Verb
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of reject in a Sentence
Verb
My teacher rejected my excuse for being late.
The committee rejected my proposal.
The produce inspector rejected several crates of berries that had begun to grow mold.
The college rejects hundreds of applicants each year.
We rejected 5 of the 10 job applicants right away. Noun
Stack the promising applications here, and put the rejects over there.
was the school reject as a child and has low self-esteem even today
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Like his sister Zara, Peter does not have an HRH title after Princess Anne chose to reject titles for her children.
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Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, "Queen Elizabeth's Grandson Peter Phillips Confirms Separation From His Wife Autumn," 11 Feb. 2020 Congress, however, is almost certain to reject the budget blueprint as is.
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Thomas Frank, Scientific American, "Climate Change Once Again Left Out of Trump’s Federal Budget," 11 Feb. 2020 Uber handed drivers more freedom and flexibility, allowing them to see upfront information on ride destinations and estimated fares, as well as to reject trips without penalties.
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Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "Will Uber’s ride changes thwart AB5 gig work law?," 10 Feb. 2020 Meanwhile, more than 1,000 founders signed pledges to reject checks from investors if their teams are all male.
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Fortune, "Venture capital, long a boy’s club, makes some progress in adding women," 8 Feb. 2020 The president appeared to have rejected Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempt to shake his hand.
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, "Pollster John Zogby: Best week yet for President Trump," 8 Feb. 2020 Among the reasons the Met came to reject the Lucretia description was the gender of the servant in the painting — female, not male as in the legend.
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Graham Bowley, New York Times, "The Mystery of the Painting in Gallery 634," 8 Feb. 2020 The country has a long history of inventing bogus excuses to reject shipments of US farm goods, often as a hardball tactic to push for price reductions from anxious exporters.
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Mark Wagoner For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Farmer: The trade war battered my business. Trump's Phase One deal with China isn't going to help," 6 Feb. 2020 Frank Darabont is asking a New York judge to reject AMC's efforts to relitigate issues that have already been decided in their dispute over his profits from The Walking Dead.
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Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, "Frank Darabont Accuses AMC of Reanimating Arguments in 'Walking Dead' Profits Fight," 4 Feb. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The rejects included a disproportionate number of journalists from left-wing publications.
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The Economist, "Bagehot Cummings v the blob," 6 Feb. 2020 The hostess is often left with the rejects: broken cookies and lots of crumbs.
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oregonlive, "Oregon families celebrate the holidays at home with well-loved traditions," 18 Dec. 2019 One, though, might soon be destined for the reject shelf.
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Washington Post, "Gilead’s Liver-Drug Setback Jeopardizes $35 Billion Dream," 12 Feb. 2019 Radamel Falcao, that reject of both Manchester United and Chelsea descent, was up first.
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SI.com, "Reliving England's Hoodoo-Breaking World Cup Penalty Shootout Win Over Colombia One Year on," 3 July 2019 His work explores the freak, the outsider, the reject.
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Ashley Hoffman, Time, "A Giant Hand Has Appeared Atop a Building in New Zealand, and the Internet Is Shaking," 19 Aug. 2019 Donald Trump, the slumlord turned reality television reject currently occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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Kirsten West Savali, Essence, "White Supremacist In-Chief Refuses To Apologize To Exonerated Five," 18 June 2019 So, men that have had it in their genital area and any of their limbs have been kind of suffering in silence and kind of feeling like a reject in a sense.
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Molly Longman, refinery29.com, "The Bachelorette’s Cam On Lymphedema, The ‘Pity Rose,’ And His Catchphrase," 5 June 2019 Auto-parts maker O&K American says its reject rate for Japanese steel is 0.001% compared to 0.174% for U.S. supplies.
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The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Trump’s Political Tariff Bureaucracy," 6 Aug. 2018
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More Definitions for reject
reject
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of reject
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to refuse to believe, accept, or consider (something)
: to decide not to publish (something) or make (something) available to the public because it is not good enough
: to refuse to allow (someone) to join a club, to attend a school, etc.
reject
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of reject (Entry 2 of 2)
: something that is not good enough for some purpose : something that cannot be used or accepted
: a person who is not accepted or liked by other people
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reject
verbre·ject | \ ri-ˈjekt \
\rejected; rejecting
Kids Definition of reject
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to refuse to accept, believe, or consider
Dad rejected my excuse. He rejected their offer.
reject
nounre·ject | \ ˈrē-ˌjekt \
\Kids Definition of reject (Entry 2 of 2)
: a person or thing not accepted as good enough for some purpose
reject
transitive verbre·ject | \ ri-ˈjekt \
\Medical Definition of reject
1 : to rebuff, repel, refuse to hear, or withhold love from especially : to communicate negative feelings toward and a wish to be free of parents who reject their children
2 : to subject to immunological rejection rejected a heart transplant
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reject
transitive verbre·ject | \ ri-ˈjekt \
\Legal Definition of reject
: to refuse to accept, acknowledge, or grant — compare revoke
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The first known use of reject was in the 15th century
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