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

When a human accepts, rejects or overrides the agent, the organization can reconstruct why—not from a comment field that made sense to the person who wrote it, but from a structured record that holds its meaning after they're gone. — Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Israel rejects this, viewing the area as disputed rather than occupied. — Pesha Magid Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Federal judge rejects request that would order Texas governor to extradite Christian Castro, who could be freed as soon as Thursday. — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026

If your brain instantly rejects it, change a word or scale it down. — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

So when Alex rejects the author of a romantasy novel entitled The Goblin Seed that turns out to be a bestseller, all hell breaks loose. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026

Psycho playfully subverts expectations and rejects structural norms to deliver one of the most surprising thrillers ever committed to film. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Manjari Sihare-Sutin, who heads Sotheby’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary department, said her team rejects an average of two works ahead of every sale because of authenticity concerns. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

But Hamas has linked the surrender of its heaviest weapons to the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel’s current government rejects. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Noun

The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

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