as in abandoned
left unoccupied or unused
picked up the rejected toy to see what was wrong with it
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as in denied
to be unwilling to grant
rejected his request for time off
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as in refuted
to declare not to be true
I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered
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as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
rejected his marriage proposal
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Recent Examples of rejected
Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
But Patrick rejected the idea that funding battles would doom the effort.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Last year the council rejected a smaller-scale proposal by a developer looking to bring in drive-thrus and a Home Depot.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Mike’s proposal to Brie, one of Season 6 finale’s cliffhangers, was rejected by her early into Season 7.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Papson, with New York County Defender Services, on Wednesday rejected the prosecution’s claims that his client posed a risk of flight.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
When Iranian militants kidnapped 52 US diplomats in 1979, advisers to President Jimmy Carter suggested seizing Kharg but the plan was rejected as being too inflammatory.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Some people did not discover the problem until their legitimate tax return was rejected, or unexpected tax forms arrived in the mail.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown rejected Beverly Hills’ apology after police shut down his private All-Star Weekend event, citing financial and reputational harm.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
In 2019, a bill requiring the Department of Public Health and the University of Connecticut to study female genital mutilation in the state was rejected by the Senate.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
But Patrick rejected the idea that funding battles would doom the effort.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Last year the council rejected a smaller-scale proposal by a developer looking to bring in drive-thrus and a Home Depot.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Mike’s proposal to Brie, one of Season 6 finale’s cliffhangers, was rejected by her early into Season 7.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Papson, with New York County Defender Services, on Wednesday rejected the prosecution’s claims that his client posed a risk of flight.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
When Iranian militants kidnapped 52 US diplomats in 1979, advisers to President Jimmy Carter suggested seizing Kharg but the plan was rejected as being too inflammatory.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Some people did not discover the problem until their legitimate tax return was rejected, or unexpected tax forms arrived in the mail.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown rejected Beverly Hills’ apology after police shut down his private All-Star Weekend event, citing financial and reputational harm.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejected
Adjective
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The abandoned Westminster Mall has turned into a hotspot for vandalism since shuttering in late 2025, according to police who are attempting to raise awareness about the issue.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rogers is shopworker Polly Parrish, who gets mistakenly identified as the parent of an abandoned baby.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this week, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Ricks' request to commute his death sentence or grant a 90-day reprieve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The board denied renewal of Green Dot Locke High charter by a 4-3 vote, citing lower performance compared to traditional schools.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The letter also refuted accusations of a bribe, which were based on a text message a Quest representative had sent Davis.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Why won’t they be refuted easily?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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By that time the larvae are long gone, Musah says, and the only remaining insect evidence is the hard shell-like exteriors of the pupae, tools of metamorphosis discarded after the larvae become adult flies.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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The man refused a security officer’s instructions to leave the front of the stage, so after a brief back-and-forth, he was physically removed to a chorus of audience boos.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Democrats have refused to approve DHS's budget unless GOP lawmakers and the White House agree on changes to how immigration officers operate after the fatal shooting of two American citizens in Minneapolis.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Send Help, now in theaters, Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her overbearing boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) survive a plane crash and become stranded on a deserted island, where their past office grievances become a violent fight for survival.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
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The film is an adaptation of the ghost novel of the same name, which follows a married couple who travel to Europe to adopt a baby and stay in a deserted hotel filled with eccentric characters.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Washington declined to intervene as the regime violently suppressed them.—
Younes Mohammad,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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San Diego County has a lengthy history of jail deaths, although the rate has declined in recent years under Sheriff Kelly Martinez.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The next thing the woman remembered was waking up in the middle of Pacific Coast Highway, where she was dumped south of Warner Avenue, Farnell said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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The water would be dumped into the Niespodziany Ditch, a tributary of the Kankakee.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Rejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejected. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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