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. Denis Watley:

   When you make a mistake or get ridiculed or rejected, look at mistakes as learning experiences, and ridicule as ignorance. . . . Look at rejection as part of one performance, not as a turn down of the performer.

2. Joseph Shaw:

   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.

3. Gwinnett County spokesman Joe Sorenson:

   The handling of absentee ballot applications and the acceptance and rejection of ballots by Gwinnett County( have) complied with the law and will continue to do so.

4. Buck Rodgers:

   There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.

5. Sabrina De Sousa:

   Yes, it (the rejection of the appeal) was confirmed about 10 days ago, the (extradition) process started last night. I have no idea of the date because Portugal (Interpol) have to contact Italy to agree on a date.