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reject

[ri-jekt, ree-jekt] / rɪˈdʒɛkt, ˈri dʒɛkt /
VERB
say no to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deny dismiss rebuff refuse renounce repudiate scrap spurn turn down veto
STRONG
burn cashier chuck decline despise disallow disbelieve discard discount discredit disdain eliminate exclude jettison jilt kill nix repel reprobate repulse scoff scorn scout second shed shun slough
WEAK
cast aside cast off cast out give thumbs down to not buy pass by pass on pass up put down shoot down throw away throw out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK accept admit agree allow approve grant keep sanction welcome
STRONG
admire attract believe include increase like love praise take on trust
WEAK
choose ratify

Example Sentences

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But still, I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Steven Schwinn, a law professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, said the court is likely to reject the challenge to birthright citizenship.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Valdez said drivers are initially shown a take-it-or-leave-it rate, which rises only after enough drivers reject it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The tension between the anti-nuclear artwork and its artists’ familial ties to the production of the very technology they reject is an enticing dance of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

They could only hope to tempt Maggie back to her old life and pray that would be enough to get Elisha to reject her.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.