"reject" in the noun sense

1. cull, reject

the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

"reject" in the verb sense

1. reject

refuse to accept or acknowledge

"I reject the idea of starting a war"

"The journal rejected the student's paper"

2. refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline

refuse to accept

"He refused my offer of hospitality"

3. disapprove, reject

deem wrong or inappropriate

"I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

4. reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down

reject with contempt

"She spurned his advances"

5. resist, reject, refuse

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

"His body rejected the liver of the donor"

6. reject, turn down, turn away, refuse

refuse entrance or membership

"They turned away hundreds of fans"

"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

7. rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject

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"

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