rejects

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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When Perla rejects Ulises’ practiced advances, he enlists the aid of her put-upon niece, who longs to escape both her demanding aunt and the decaying mansion that entraps her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Danielle Antosz, a 42-year-old content marketer, rejects the idea of forcing her kids to experience a childhood geared toward getting into the best possible college.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Karina also rejects the idea that commercial surrogacy is exploitative.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The Biennale has previously stressed that it is open to everyone and "rejects any form or exclusion or censorship".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

If she rejects me…well, it won’t be the worst thing that’s happened this summer.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller