reject
To refuse to accept; to forswear.
Example
“She even rejected my improved offer.”
Other meanings
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
To refuse a romantic advance.
“I've been rejected three times this week.”
Synonyms
- decline
- deny
- refuse
- say no
- turn down
- dismiss
Antonyms
- accept
- take up
Related words
- bandreject
- overreject
- rejectability
- rejectable
- rejectate
- rejectful
- rejective
- rejectment
- unreject
- rejected landing
- rejected takeoff
- rejectee
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "reiectus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “reject” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.