REJECT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

REJECT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • dismiss from consideration
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
    • This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
  2. Meaning
    • refuse to accept or acknowledge
    Usage Example(s)
    • I reject the idea of starting a war
    • The journal rejected the student’’s paper
    Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • reject with contempt
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She spurned his advances
    Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • deem wrong or inappropriate
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I disapprove of her child rearing methods
    Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • refuse to accept
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He refused my offer of hospitality
    Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • refuse entrance or membership
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • They turned away hundreds of fans
    • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
    Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • His body rejected the liver of the donor
    Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower