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reject
Synonyms and Antonyms of reject
reject
Synonyms and Antonyms of reject
- rejected his request for time off
afford, furnish, give, provide, supply
authorize, commission, license (also licence)
accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), warrant
- I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that.
- We sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered.
cashier, cast (off), chuck, discard, ditch, dump, exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off) , throw away, throw out, toss, unload
dispose of, set aside
- rejected the proposal
blow off, disdain, rebuff, scorn, scout, shoot down
abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
deny, disavow, disclaim, dispute, gainsay
abjure, forswear (also foreswear), recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw
contradict, deny, disown, negate
controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute
turn one's back on
Synonym Discussion of reject
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- declined his party's nomination
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- refused to lend them the money
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- rejected the manuscript as unpublishable
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- teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents
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- spurned his overtures of friendship
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