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reject - Dictionary definition and meaning for reject

REJECT

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  • (noun) the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

    synonyms : cull

    They treated her like cull. -added by naila_inlas

  • (verb) dismiss from consideration or a contest

    "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi", "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

    synonyms : eliminate , rule out , winnow out
  • (verb) refuse to accept or acknowledge

    "I reject the idea of starting a war", "The journal rejected the student's paper"

  • (verb) reject with contempt

    "She spurned his advances"

    synonyms : disdain , freeze off , pooh-pooh , scorn , spurn , turn down
  • (verb) deem wrong or inappropriate

    "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

    synonyms : disapprove
  • (verb) refuse to accept

    "He refused my offer of hospitality"

    synonyms : decline , pass up , refuse , turn down
  • (verb) refuse entrance or membership

    "They turned away hundreds of fans", "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

    synonyms : refuse , turn away , turn down
  • (verb) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

    "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

    synonyms : refuse , resist

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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