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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As we do, I hope we will reject the extremes of both the left and the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

His duet videos, he says, aim to reassure others that "you don't have to reject who you were to become who you are".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Six days later Kyle gave a speech at the Munich Security Conference in which he said "in the UK, we reject the doomsayers and the pessimists" about artificial intelligence.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Climate Minister Maina Talia warned then that the project's emissions threatened Tuvalu's very "survival", urging Australia to reject the extension.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“Yes. I can see that. A man would be tempted to reject them—I mean, his own.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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