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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rejects

As is clear from her book’s title, Ms. Rundell rejects the idea that our reading lives should follow a linear progression toward ever-more challenging books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the government rejects the criticism, arguing that it has invested in ground-based resources, which it says are more effective, and purchased helicopters for water-bombing operations, with deliveries of the aircraft under way.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

But Foreign Minister Ablakwa emphatically rejects this narrative.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Her film rejects the idea that one has to give up the close intimacies of friendship once you transition into a coupled-up phase of life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

It seemed to give the journey a design, and everything in the world must have design or the human mind rejects it.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck