reject

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/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/

noun 4verb 3

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

decisively, emphatically, firmly, roundly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously

The committee vehemently rejected the proposal to cut funding for the local school.

categorically, completely, flatly, out of hand, outright, unequivocally, utterly

The committee utterly rejected the proposal without considering its potential benefits.

overwhelmingly | unanimously

narrowly

The council narrowly rejected the proposal to build a new shopping center downtown.

indignantly

She indignantly rejected his suggestion that she had made a mistake in the report.

formally | publicly | instinctively

automatically

The security system automatically rejected the payment because the card details didn't match.

rightly

She rightly rejected his apology because he showed no real remorse for his actions.

VERB + REJECT

vote to

be free to, have the right to

Patients are free to reject any medical treatment they don't feel comfortable with.

urge sb to

The environmental group urged the government to reject the new highway proposal.

PREP

The job applicant was rejected as overqualified for the position.

in favour of

She rejected the job offer in favour of studying medicine at university.

PHRASES

reject sth on grounds

The university rejected his application on grounds of insufficient test scores.

Definitions

verb

To refuse to accept; to forswear.

She even rejected my improved offer.

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

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.

It's unexpected / It usually is / When you're rejected / Or you take a hit

noun

Something that is rejected.

Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases.

An unpopular person.

A rejected defective product in a production line.

In all of India, China, Africa, and much of the southern American continent, those who had the leisure and wallet for fashion […] would have killed for the street merchandise of Manhattan, as also for […] the reject china and designer-label bargains to be found in downtown discount emporia.

A rejected takeoff.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferio

cull

verb — dismiss from consideration or a contest

eliminate

verb — reject with contempt

spurn
scorn
pooh-pooh
disdain

verb — deem wrong or inappropriate

disapprove

verb — refuse to accept

verb — refuse entrance or membership

refuse

verb — resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tiss

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

She even rejected my improved offer.

Wiktionary

One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free

Wiktionary

I've been rejected three times this week.

Wiktionary

Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases.

Wiktionary

For love is something you can't reject.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, reject is marked as derogatory, slang, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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