1. (verb)cull, reject the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality Synonyms: reject, cull Antonyms: intromit, allow in, let in, accept, admit
2. (verb)reject refuse to accept or acknowledge Synonyms: spurn, refuse, pass up, disapprove, pooh-pooh, eliminate, turn down, rule out, winnow out, scorn, resist, turn away, freeze off, disdain, decline Antonyms: accept, admit, let in, intromit, allow in
3. (verb)refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline refuse to accept Synonyms: freeze off, reject, rule out, go down, deny, resist, worsen, winnow out, lower, correct, decline, lour, spurn, pooh-pooh, wane, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, turn away, refuse, eliminate, slump, turn down Antonyms: intromit, let in, accept, allow in, admit
4. (verb)disapprove, reject deem wrong or inappropriate Synonyms: spurn, reject, refuse, pass up, disapprove, pooh-pooh, eliminate, turn down, rule out, winnow out, scorn, resist, turn away, freeze off, disdain, decline Antonyms: let in, allow in, admit, accept, intromit
5. (verb)reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down reject with contempt Synonyms: freeze off, eliminate, rule out, lower, resist, despise, winnow out, contemn, decline, lour, spurn, pass up, pooh-pooh, reject, disapprove, disdain, scorn, turn away, refuse, turn down Antonyms: allow in, accept, admit, let in, intromit
6. (verb)resist, reject, refuse resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ Synonyms: baulk, reject, rule out, deny, stand, stand firm, freeze off, eliminate, hold out, fend, withstand, winnow out, decline, spurn, dissent, turn away, pooh-pooh, jib, balk, disapprove, disdain, scorn, pass up, defy, refuse, protest, resist, turn down Antonyms: accept, admit, intromit, let in, allow in
7. (verb)reject, turn down, turn away, refuse refuse entrance or membership Synonyms: freeze off, eliminate, rule out, avert, deflect, deny, resist, bend, winnow out, lower, decline, lour, spurn, pass up, pooh-pooh, reject, disapprove, disdain, scorn, defy, turn away, refuse, turn down Antonyms: let in, accept, allow in, intromit, admit
8. (verb)rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject dismiss from consideration or a contest Synonyms: freeze off, reject, rule out, excrete, wipe out, decline, scorn, obviate, decimate, get rid of, winnow out, carry off, egest, spurn, pass up, rule in, annihilate, extinguish, pooh-pooh, turn away, eliminate, disapprove, disdain, rid of, pass, close out, refuse, do away with, resist, turn down, preclude, eradicate Antonyms: let in, intromit, accept, allow in, admit
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'reject'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. reject Abjure, discard, forswear, recall, recant, renounce, retract, and revoke, like abandon, imply some previous connection. Renounce (L. re, back, and nuntio, bear a message) is t Synonyms: renounce, abandon, disavow, disown, recant, repudiate, abjure, discard, forswear, refuse, retract, deny, disclaim, recall, reject, revoke Antonyms: acknowledge, assert, cherish, defend, maintain, proclaim, uphold, advocate, avow, claim, hold, own, retain, vindicate