1
as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
made a flat rejection of the charges against him
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of rejection
The idea that no one was born inherently superior, that status wasn’t tied to birth but to citizenship and shared rights, was a radical break in human history and a decisive rejection of Old World European ideology.
—
Jared Nordlund, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Eversource began looking for a buyer for Aquarion following PURA’s rejection of the rate increase and a resulting downgrade of the Aquarion credit rating.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
No explanation was given for the rejection, although Dunne has her theories.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a legislative committee's rejection of a ban on conversion therapy was unconstitutional.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rejection
Jared Nordlund, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Eversource began looking for a buyer for Aquarion following PURA’s rejection of the rate increase and a resulting downgrade of the Aquarion credit rating.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
No explanation was given for the rejection, although Dunne has her theories.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a legislative committee's rejection of a ban on conversion therapy was unconstitutional.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rejection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejection
Noun
-
The denial cited documentation that the nickname was used to refer to New York decades before Batman was created.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
24 July 2025
-
Judge Robin Rosenberg, in her denial of that petition, said that an unrelated ruling in 2020 by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court does not have the power to unseal grand jury records in instances not covered by the criminal procedure rule.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
Noun
-
The problem with this type of refusal is that a cat-and-mouse gambit is likely to ensue.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
-
Since they are restricted free agents, their 2024-25 teams have right of first refusal, meaning if Grimes, for example, signed an offer sheet with another franchise, the Sixers could match it to bring him back for the same price.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Noun
-
For a recent example, look at Trump’s discard of Elon Musk.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
-
Similarly, Studio Raw Material works with discards from the quarries of Makrana, where nearly twenty million tons of stone are processed annually.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Noun
-
This man shows up dressed up like a Pentecostal deacon’s son headed to the 2018 NBA draft, only to end up a fifth-round reject.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2025
-
Dickinson gives us nonjudgmental access to the day-to-day existence of one among any number of unhoused addicts, while Dillane presents Mike with all the prickly edges of a societal reject.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Noun
-
After the now-defunct website posted nine seconds of the footage in 2012, Hogan filed a $100 million civil lawsuit against the outlet.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
24 July 2025
-
In its stock configuration, that’s enough to go from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds and reach a top speed of 125 mph (201 km/h).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 July 2025
Noun
-
However bear hunting remains a controversial subject in Florida, particularly after the 2015 cull.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
25 July 2025
-
Kennedy went so far as to appeal to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cancel the cull.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share