What is another word for rejection?
Synonyms for rejection
re·jec·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
rejectionnoun
the act of rejecting something
"his proposals were met with rejection"
Antonyms:
acceptancerejectionnoun
the state of being rejected
Antonyms:
acceptancerejectionnoun
(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
"rejection of the transplanted liver"
Antonyms:
acceptancerejectionnoun
the speech act of rejecting
Antonyms:
acceptance
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
rejectionnoun
Synonyms:
exclusionrejectionnoun
Synonyms:
declination, refusal, repudiation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
rejectionnoun
Synonyms:
refusal, declination, rebuff, repulse, discarding, repudiation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#625 | release | |
#1206 | releases | |
#3227 | exit | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#5374 | departure | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#6516 | refused | |
#6679 | rejected | |
#7184 | withdrawal | |
#8574 | reject | |
#8758 | denial | |
#9214 | exclusion | |
#11260 | rejection | |
#12648 | refusal | |
#14057 | dismissal | |
#15896 | refusing | |
#21075 | rejecting | |
#23638 | expulsion | |
#30625 | egress | |
#32649 | disapproval | |
#36522 | ejection | |
#41734 | discarding | |
#53310 | repudiation | |
#67750 | refusals | |
#74169 | disallowance | |
#103154 | abhorrence |
How to use rejection in a sentence?
What greater rejection of those who would tear down our world than marshaling our best efforts to save it.
According to the judge, the president's rejection of (the) clemency petition is not an administrative act so this court does not have the jurisdiction to accept our case, we plan to appeal today's court decision. We have two weeks to file an appeal. If the law is respected, the execution should be postponed until the legal process is over.
It is the common failing of totalitarian regimes that they cannot really understand the nature of our democracy. They mistake dissent for disloyalty. They mistake restlessness for a rejection of policy. They mistake a few committees for a country. They misjudge individual speeches for public policy. (Answering North Vietnamese charge that US could not endure)
Our species is uniquely and remarkably attuned to our social position because many years ago we relied on each other for safety, 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.
This is an extraordinary rejection of the hard work for the church and the loyalty to the hierarchy which has characterized the movement for the Traditional Mass for many years, which I fear will foster a sense of alienation among those attached to the church’s ancient liturgy.
Translations for rejection
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- الرفArabic
- rebuig, refúsCatalan, Valencian
- odmítnutíCzech
- AblehnungGerman
- απόρριψη, απάρνησηGreek
- rechazoSpanish
- refus, rejetFrench
- dearadhIrish
- diùltadhScottish Gaelic
- rifiutoItalian
- rejectioLatin
- akiritangaMāori
- avvisningNorwegian
- odmowa, odrzuceniePolish
- rejeiçãoPortuguese
- неприня́тие, отка́з, неприя́тие, отклоне́ниеRussian
- తిరస్కారము, తిరస్కృతిTelugu
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