Synonyms of rejecting

rejecting

verb

present participle of reject

1

as in denying

to be unwilling to grant

rejected his request for time off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denying
• refusing
• declining
• withholding
• disallowing
• disapproving
• forbidding
• prohibiting
• nixing
• vetoing
• restricting
• reprobating
• keeping
• banning
• proscribing
• negativing
• enjoining
• spurning
• restraining
• checking
• holding
• rebuffing
• repelling
• curbing
• constraining
• repressing
• obstructing
• impeding
• hindering
• balking (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• granting
• letting
• providing
• permitting
• allowing
• conceding
• supplying
• giving
• furnishing
• affording
• authorizing
• acquiescing
• commissioning
• licensing
• according
• warranting
• agreeing (to)
• OK'ing
• consenting (to)
• sanctioning
• acceding (to)
• assenting (to)
• vouchsafing

2

as in refuting

to declare not to be true

I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denying
• refuting
• contradicting
• disallowing
• disavowing
• repudiating
• negating
• disclaiming
• disowning
• disconfirming
• disaffirming
• traversing
• gainsaying
• negativing
• disproving
• rebutting
• challenging
• disputing
• disagreeing (with)
• confuting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acknowledging
• admitting
• confirming
• allowing
• accepting
• owning
• adopting
• conceding
• embracing
• maintaining
• submitting
• claiming
• declaring
• asserting
• affirming
• announcing
• avowing
• professing
• espousing
• validating
• verifying
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

3

as in discarding

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discarding
• dumping
• ditching
• unloading
• losing
• abandoning
• jettisoning
• shedding
• scrapping
• removing
• eliminating
• tossing
• exorcising
• dismissing
• chucking
• casting (off)
• junking
• sloughing (off)
• flinging (off or away)
• throwing away
• shucking (off)
• disposing of
• laying by
• deep-sixing
• forsaking
• setting aside
• throwing out
• sluffing (off)
• eighty-sixing
• abdicating
• pitching
• cashiering
• abolishing
• deserting
• eradicating
• expunging
• kicking out
• extirpating
• exterminating
• extinguishing
• annihilating
• wiping out
• liquidating
• stamping (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopting
• embracing
• using
• employing
• utilizing
• holding
• taking on
• retaining
• keeping
• holding back

4

as in refusing

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

rejected his marriage proposal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refusing
• declining
• ignoring
• denying
• dismissing
• spurning
• passing
• avoiding
• vetoing
• withdrawing
• repudiating
• disputing
• disapproving
• forbidding
• nixing
• deselecting
• reprobating
• turning down
• passing up
• throwing over
• balking (at)
• negativing
• overruling
• prohibiting
• throwing out
• disdaining
• rebuffing
• scorning
• renouncing
• proscribing
• retracting
• scouting
• disavowing
• revoking
• contradicting
• refuting
• turning one's back on
• recalling
• disclaiming
• bypassing
• sticking
• disowning
• abjuring
• forswearing
• blowing off
• disproving
• recanting
• negating
• shooting down
• forbearing
• rebutting
• controverting
• abstaining (from)
• refraining (from)
• gainsaying
• disallowing
• taking back
• detouring
• reneging
• unsaying
• disagreeing (with)
• backtracking
• backing down
• backing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• approving
• receiving
• agreeing (to)
• adopting
• tolerating
• embracing
• swallowing
• taking
• agreeing
• welcoming
• selecting
• condoning
• choosing
• consenting
• assenting
• countenancing
• acceding
• supporting
• acquiescing
• espousing
• handpicking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rejecting

Alvarez said that rejecting Amendment 2 means rejecting the small farmer who can’t keep cows in the field. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Stewart was an executive producer of his friend Colbert’s show and harshly criticized the cancellation, rejecting Paramount’s financial justification and accusing the company of bending the knee to the president. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026

Last month, YouTube, Meta, X, and TikTok all faced backlash for rejecting ads for the film. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

Qatar’s energy minister, meanwhile, has been emphatic in rejecting gas pipelines and relocating processing facilities to other countries, committing instead to LNG expansion in Ras Laffan. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Around the world, the populist left and right are rejecting it. — Jason Thurlkill, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Moss said the current situation stems from voters rejecting a previous ballot measure intended to fund the district. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

This may involve rejecting a command, removing write access, isolating the AI, transferring control back to the operator or moving equipment into a safe state. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The sense was that the people who were rejecting the Keynesian model were throwing out the baby with the bathwater. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026