Synonyms of rejects

rejects 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reject

1

as in denies

to be unwilling to grant

rejected his request for time off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denies
• refuses
• declines
• disapproves
• withholds
• disallows
• forbids
• nixes
• prohibits
• restricts
• spurns
• keeps
• vetoes
• negatives
• proscribes
• bans
• enjoins
• reprobates
• restrains
• rebuffs
• repels
• holds
• constrains
• represses
• checks
• hinders
• obstructs
• curbs
• impedes
• balks (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concedes
• provides
• permits
• allows
• lets
• gives
• grants
• furnishes
• affords
• supplies
• authorizes
• acquiesces
• OKs
• agrees (to)
• licenses
• consents (to)
• warrants
• commissions
• accedes (to)
• assents (to)
• accords
• sanctions
• vouchsafes

2

as in refutes

to declare not to be true

I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denies
• refutes
• contradicts
• disavows
• disallows
• repudiates
• negates
• disclaims
• disowns
• disconfirms
• disaffirms
• traverses
• gainsays
• disproves
• rebuts
• negatives
• challenges
• disputes
• disagrees (with)
• confutes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• admits
• acknowledges
• confirms
• owns
• allows
• concedes
• accepts
• adopts
• embraces
• asserts
• claims
• declares
• maintains
• submits
• announces
• affirms
• avows
• professes
• espouses
• avers
• validates
• verifies
• corroborates
• substantiates
• authenticates

3

as in discards

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

• discards
• dumps
• unloads
• ditches
• loses
• abandons
• jettisons
• removes
• tosses
• eliminates
• sheds
• scraps
• exorcises
• dismisses
• casts (off)
• sloughs (off)
• junks
• chucks
• shucks (off)
• throws away
• flings (off or away)
• sluffs (off)
• disposes of
• lays by
• forsakes
• sets aside
• throws out
• deep-sixes
• abdicates
• eighty-sixes
• abolishes
• cashiers
• eradicates
• pitches
• deserts
• expunges
• kicks out
• exterminates
• annihilates
• extinguishes
• stamps (out)
• extirpates
• liquidates
• wipes out
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopts
• embraces
• uses
• employs
• takes on
• utilizes
• holds
• retains
• keeps
• holds back

4

as in refuses

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

rejected his marriage proposal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuses
• declines
• ignores
• denies
• dismisses
• spurns
• disapproves
• avoids
• passes
• repudiates
• withdraws
• forbids
• nixes
• disputes
• vetoes
• deselects
• balks (at)
• turns down
• passes up
• throws over
• disdains
• rebuffs
• scorns
• overrules
• throws out
• reprobates
• prohibits
• renounces
• negatives
• disavows
• proscribes
• refutes
• retracts
• contradicts
• revokes
• turns one's back on
• abjures
• recalls
• disowns
• blows off
• recants
• disclaims
• scouts
• forswears
• disproves
• bypasses
• negates
• shoots down
• rebuts
• gainsays
• refrains (from)
• abstains (from)
• controverts
• disallows
• sticks
• backtracks
• disagrees (with)
• reneges
• forbears
• takes back
• unsays
• backs off
• detours
• backs down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• approves
• agrees (to)
• receives
• adopts
• tolerates
• embraces
• takes
• welcomes
• condones
• swallows
• agrees
• acquiesces
• chooses
• selects
• consents
• assents
• supports
• countenances
• accedes
• espouses
• handpicks

rejects

2 of 2

noun

plural of reject

1

as in outcasts

one who is cast out or rejected by society

was the school reject as a child and has low self-esteem even today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outcasts
• castoffs
• exiles
• pariahs
• castaways
• lepers
• offscourings
• outsiders
• untouchables
• deportees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insiders

2

as in culls

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

that apple has a mushy spot on it, so it's a reject

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rejects

Verb

Taiwan’s government rejects China’s sovereignty claims, saying only the island’s people can decide their future. —Reuters, NBC news, 10 June 2026

There’s already wide agreement within the denomination that its faith statement rejects the appointment of women as senior pastors who lead churches. —ABC News, 10 June 2026

Dallas former mayor rejects fixing City Hall In an interview with CBS News Texas, former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert rejected the idea of fixing City Hall. —Jack Fink, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Israel rejects linking both battlefields, and insists on having a free hand to attack Hezbollah. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Where to eat before a Pirates game Striner rejects the idea that parents are simply attached to buildings. —Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 4 June 2026

By the time a debt collector calls or a lender rejects your loan, an identity thief may have been using your information for months. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026

Pamela, a servant, rejects the advances of her wealthy employer and thereby induces him to marry her. —Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

When Clark rejects the truth, forcing Mary to validate his delusions, the self-destructive circle closes and Clark is consumed by himself. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Noun

Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes. —Steve Hartman, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026

In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025