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synonyms for rejection

  • elimination
  • exclusion
  • repudiation
  • veto
  • bounce
  • brush-off
  • dismissal
  • nix
  • pass
  • rebuff
  • renunciation
  • turndown
  • cold shoulder
  • disallowance
  • hard time
  • kick in teeth
  • no dice
  • no-go
  • nothing doing
  • slap in the face
  • thumbs-down
On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rejection, such as: elimination, exclusion, repudiation, veto, bounce, and brush off.

antonyms for rejection

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  • allowance
  • ratification
  • welcome
  • acceptance
  • approval
  • choice
  • sanction
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How to use rejection in a sentence

This comes after very public complaints from Microsoft regarding xCloud’s rejection from the App Store, which Apple denied because its App Store rules fundamentally did not allow game-streaming platforms on it.
APPLE LAYS OUT ITS MESSY VISION FOR HOW XCLOUD AND STADIA WILL WORK WITH ITS APP STORE RULESLUCAS MATNEYSEPTEMBER 11, 2020TECHCRUNCH
The error was compounded by the botched early rollout of testing kits and rejection of tests manufactured in other countries.
TIMES OF STRIFE CAN LEAD TO MEDICAL INNOVATION—WHEN GOVERNMENTS ARE WILLINGBY JEFFREY CLEMENS/THE CONVERSATIONSEPTEMBER 9, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE
It must’ve been a combo of getting used to rejection but then also not taking it as rejection.
AFTER PLAYING SO MANY ROLES, WHO IS THE REAL TATIANA MASLANY?EROMO EGBEJULESEPTEMBER 4, 2020OZY
This kind of affect-laden, motivated thinking explains a wide range of examples of an extreme, evidence-resistant rejection of historical fact and scientific consensus.
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES HIGHLIGHT HOW HUMANS ARE HARDWIRED TO DISMISS FACTS THAT DON’T FIT THEIR WORLDVIEWLGBTQ-EDITORJULY 2, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS
Since its last rejection, that request has gotten even harder for a project that’s been kicking around for 15 years.
MORNING REPORT: LILAC HILLS IS BACK (AGAIN)VOICE OF SAN DIEGOJUNE 24, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
A little inquiry by the officers showed that the trouble originated in the rejection of the bills by the railroad.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUS
The rejection of the reform bill produced an extraordinary sensation throughout the country.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLAN
The rejection of' his motion irritated the already inflamed minds of the Chartists.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLAN
Soon after its ignominious rejection the gout laid hold on Chatham, and he did not appear in parliament again for two years.
THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - VOL. X.WILLIAM HUNT
North gave way and, in obedience to instructions, Harcourt procured the rejection of the bill.
THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - VOL. X.WILLIAM HUNT
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WORDS RELATED TO REJECTION

  • abandonment
  • abstinence
  • eschewal
  • forbearance
  • giving up
  • nixing
  • refusal
  • rejection
  • relinquishment
  • renunciation
  • sacrifice
  • self-denial
  • stonewall
  • surrender
  • temperance
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.