Synonyms of rejections

rejections

noun

plural of rejection

1

as in denials

a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement

made a flat rejection of the charges against him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denials
• contradictions
• disavowals
• repudiations
• negations
• disallowances
• disclaimers
• refutations
• rebuttals
• denegations
• disconfirmations
• disproofs
• negatives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• admissions
• confirmations
• acknowledgments
• confessions
• concessions
• avowals
• declarations
• assertions
• affirmations
• testimonies
• validations
• attestations
• testaments
• corroborations
• documentations
• substantiations

2

as in refusals

an unwillingness to grant something asked for

the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refusals
• denials
• turndowns
• injunctions
• declinations
• disallowances
• nays
• suppressions
• noes
• nonacceptances
• rebuffs
• vetoes
• discouragements
• repudiations
• repressions
• spurns
• negatives
• repulses
• bans
• deterrences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grants
• approvals
• allowances
• agreements
• acceptances
• sanctions
• leaves
• licenses
• clearances
• authorizations
• consents
• accessions
• permissions
• signatures
• OKs
• seals
• stamps
• concurrences
• acquiescences
• assents
• sufferances
• imprimaturs

3

as in discards

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others

that pile is for rejections, and this one is for applications we'll be accepting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discards
• seconds
• culls
• rejects
• rubbish
• trash
• wastes
• castaways
• throwaways
• scraps
• white elephants
• hand-me-downs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rejections

For now and for forever, the midterm election of 2026 will be known as one of the most decisive rejections of an American President since long before Richard Nixon got on that helicopter in 1974. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Ballot rejections have skyrocketed, Democracy Docket reported, because voters aren’t sealing the inner envelope. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

For next year’s admissions, institutions would have to publish more detailed selection criteria and explain rejections when applicants request reasons. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The man is booked, even if rejections litter the laboratory floor. — Arabelle Sicardi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

For the 2027 admissions round, institutions would have to publish more detailed selection criteria and explain rejections when applicants request reasons. — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Long before launch, the team faced obstacles that nearly thwarted the endeavor — chiefly, two rejections from NASA — before finally securing the green light for the $1 billion project under the New Frontiers Program in 2011. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

An impasse was called in early September, in part, after SEIU Local 1000 expressed frustrations about mass proposal rejections. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The second of those rejections sparked a fast break, which ended with Bryant getting fouled at the rim and making a pair of free throws. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2026