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Synonyms: Verb
decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, nix, refuse, reprobate, withhold
Synonyms: Noun
castaway, castoff, leper, offscouring, outcast, pariah
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allow, concede, grant, let, OK (or okay), permit
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Examples of reject in a Sentence
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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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The rumors the two stars were dating followed soon after, but Selena shut them down on Ellen in 2010, totally rejecting him in the worst way possible — comparing the Biebs to a little brother! — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "11 Celebrities Who Were Rejected Publicly By Their Famous Crushes," 23 Jan. 2019 Many government regulators have rejected a link between cancer and glyphosate. — NBC News, "Judge allows lawsuits claiming Monsanto weed killer Roundup causes cancer to go forward," 11 July 2018 Or to reject ones that have a solid foundation of evidence? — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Why does flat Earth belief still exist?," 28 Dec. 2018 The fourth, and boldest, is to reject the question entirely. — David Roberts, Vox, "The Green New Deal, explained," 21 Dec. 2018 In October 2016, Hyland’s body began to reject the kidney her father donated to save her life. — Zahra Barnes, SELF, "Sarah Hyland Opens Up About Dialysis and Her Second Kidney Transplant," 10 Dec. 2018 The results could be seen as a victory for Trump, who had urged Republican voters to reject Blankenship as doomed to lose to incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in November. — Alex Pappas, Fox News, "Morrisey pulls off upset in W.Va. Senate primary, as Indiana’s Braun and Ohio’s Renacci win nominations," 2 Oct. 2018 Judge rejects Bevin's request to revisit pension ruling Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd on Wednesday declined to revisit his ruling last month that struck down Kentucky's new pension reform law. — Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, "Papa John is out and ex-Cards are after the NCAA: What to know Thursday," 12 July 2018 If Sears had rejected Mr. Lampert’s bid, there would have been no auction and Sears would have begun to liquidate. — Lillian Rizzo And Patrick Fitzgerald, WSJ, "Sears Gets Another Life Line: Lampert’s $4.4 Billion Offer Is Still Alive," 8 Jan. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Auto-parts maker O&K American says its reject rate for Japanese steel is 0.001% compared to 0.174% for U.S. supplies. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Trump’s Political Tariff Bureaucracy," 6 Aug. 2018 In a nation obsessed with soccer, most of the 84 members are rejects from their school teams. — Matt Blomberg, latimes.com, "There's a reason that the soccer team rescued from a cave in Thailand was so tough and resilient," 11 July 2018 Sometimes the fruit and vegetables aren’t aesthetic rejects. — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Produce that looks funny but tastes the same will be sold in Milwaukee at discounted prices," 15 June 2018 Here’s a list of five that impressed the judges — Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel — enough to earn a trip to the next round, and a bonus reject. — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, "'America's Got Talent:' The 5 craziest auditions, plus that just-too-weird reject," 19 June 2018 The bag, which is a reject, is symbolic of the type of follow-through that has grown this tiny local golf bag company into world renowned provider of high-quality premium products. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, "This small Louisville leather shop makes golf bags for the president," 31 May 2018 The Golden Knights like to see themselves as a bunch of rejects who carry a chip on their collective shoulders because they were discarded and doomed to the cruel fate of playing for an expansion team. — Helene Elliott, latimes.com, "Vegas’ latest show-stopper puts the Golden Knights one win away from a berth in Stanley Cup Final," 19 May 2018 The four rejects who do the best will move back into the house. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "'America's Next Top Model' recap: Throwback tarantulas and salty models," 28 Mar. 2018 The house was quickly cast into the reject pile, as the couple resumed the search but found nothing. — Scott Sowers, miamiherald, "Pulling together a split-level | Miami Herald," 8 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reject.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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