Synonyms for rejection
re·jec·tion

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1. rejection

   Synonyms:
   departure, egress, ejection, exclusion, exit, expulsion, refusal, withdrawal

   Antonyms:
   access, accession, adit, admission, admittance, approach, door, doorway, entrance, entrée, entry, gate, gateway, ingress, inlet, introduction, opening, penetration, portal

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1. rejectionnoun

   the act of rejecting something

   "his proposals were met with rejection"

   Antonyms:
   acceptance

2. rejectionnoun

   the state of being rejected

   Antonyms:
   acceptance

3. rejectionnoun

   (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign

   "rejection of the transplanted liver"

   Antonyms:
   acceptance

4. rejectionnoun

   the speech act of rejecting

   Antonyms:
   acceptance

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1. • Act
   • Medicine
   • Organic Phenomenon
   • Situation
   • Speech Act

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1. rejectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   exclusion

2. rejectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   declination, refusal, repudiation

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1. rejectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   refusal, declination, rebuff, repulse, discarding, repudiation

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1. List of paraphrases for "rejection":

   refusal, reject, denial, repudiation, release, dismissal, rejected, discharge, rejecting, disapproval, refused, non-acceptance, discarding, refusing, opposition, releases, disallowance, refusals, non-admission, abhorrence

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How to use rejection in a sentence?

1. Lopez Obrador:

   And we will never encourage this rejection of foreigners.

2. Mitch Prinstein:

   Research now reveals that social rejection activates the same regions of the brain that are known to respond to physical pain, and also expresses dormant DNA to prepare our bodies for imminent injury. Unfortunately, this response is no longer necessary, so the expression of these genes leaves us more vulnerable to viral infections and more likely to suffer from inflammation-related illnesses.

3. Antonio Guterres:

   From the start, the World Health Organization provided factual information and scientific guidance that should have been the basis for a coordinated global response, unfortunately, many of these recommendations were not followed. And in some situations, there was a rejection of facts and an ignoring of the guidance. And when countries go in their own direction, the virus goes in every direction.

4. Tim Scott:

   This is the political version of a death row trial. I get Republican Sen. Tim Scott absolute rejection of the process.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   From the heartland of America to the coasts, American voters sent the Republican Majority a powerful message of rejection of the GOP's relentless efforts to destroy health care and reward the special interests, california Even has advanced an extraordinary set of battle-tested and diverse Democrats to the November ballot.