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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Home Office decisions to reject an asylum applicant can be challenged, and potentially overturned, in the courts.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"As Sentebale’s co-founder and a founding trustee, they categorically reject these offensive and damaging claims," a spokesperson for the pair said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Courts should reject this reasoning before its logic spreads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

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

I lay still, thinking how mean it was of me to reject her so cruelly, but I also knew that I was incapable of answering her any other way.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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