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
Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
But his grades had been mediocre, and he was rejected right and left, which neither fazed nor surprised him.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Both a trial judge and group of intermediate appellate judges rejected that argument, since uniformity analysis can’t mix and match taxes.
—Robert Raiola, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors also sought another charge of making false statements, court documents released Thursday show, but the grand jury rejected it.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There is no timeline for an interim government to phase leadership over to the Palestinian Authority, a possibility Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the more touching stories involves a trans man who found a new family in fellow Metallica fans after he was rejected by his mother over his decision to transition.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Before taking that step, Gómez had rejected the proposal from three clients.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
On September 18, the House narrowly rejected the resolution to censure Omar over her remarks and social media posts following the assassination of Kirk.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
At the time, Bailey denied claims that the film was initially rejected due to censorship but rather footage clearance and security concerns.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
But his grades had been mediocre, and he was rejected right and left, which neither fazed nor surprised him.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Both a trial judge and group of intermediate appellate judges rejected that argument, since uniformity analysis can’t mix and match taxes.
—Robert Raiola, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors also sought another charge of making false statements, court documents released Thursday show, but the grand jury rejected it.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There is no timeline for an interim government to phase leadership over to the Palestinian Authority, a possibility Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the more touching stories involves a trans man who found a new family in fellow Metallica fans after he was rejected by his mother over his decision to transition.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Before taking that step, Gómez had rejected the proposal from three clients.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
On September 18, the House narrowly rejected the resolution to censure Omar over her remarks and social media posts following the assassination of Kirk.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejected
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Black delivered that report before the management committee of EXXON, who purposefully buried those conclusions and continued to fund lobbyists, think tanks, and politicians who vociferously denied the reality of anthropogenic climate change.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, Spacey denied the allegations and was found not liable in a civil trial due to insufficient evidence.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Tylenol's manufacturer, Kenvue, refuted the claims and stated that independent science shows acetaminophen does not cause autism.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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The debunked claim that vaccines are tied to autism stems from a 1998 study by British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield in The Lancet, which has since been refuted by numerous studies.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The aspects of Dalton’s theory that disagreed with reality were discarded, just as the aspects of Democritus’s ideas that didn’t align with reality were not kept as part of the theory.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The parties have been in a standoff for days as Democrats, namely in the Senate, have refused to offer the necessary votes to pass a funding measure that would keep the government open beyond Tuesday.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even after numerous prompt adjustments and desperate rephrasings, that feeling of the previous weeks’ intimate interactions refused to return.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Where to stay Set along an 11-mile stretch of deserted beach on Sardinia’s rugged Costa Verde, Le Dune Piscinas is framed by Europe’s tallest sand dunes, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office also declined to answer whether deputies assisted in the operation.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mortgage rates have been coming down, but there has yet to be a spike in homebuying activity—and one leading indicator has even declined.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Callie, the hottest person at Seattle Grace, went through so much turmoil and humiliation in her relationships prior to that, including, but not limited to, being cheated on by her husband and being dumped by a newly out lesbian who couldn’t handle her being bisexual.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Rejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejected. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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