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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?
From rejection, we always gain more strength and see the light.
We have to see the migrant as a human being who is seeking a better life, better conditions to work and risking everything, and we will never encourage this rejection of foreigners.
Every misfit in a flock is more exposed to rejection and harm ... We can see already it hasn't been accepted yet by most of our little penguin family.
Add to this the measures France has taken to protect itself against the insider threat it faces, including banning the niqab (veil or mask), plus the usual complaints that Western religious freedom actually oppresses Muslims by exposing them to what they find morally reprehensible, and there you get the reason for their repeated, triumphal rejection of France.
The real issue seems to me is lack of capacity, both physical and human, to enforce regulation, thus attitude is changing from 'rejection' to a kind of 'wait until we have capacity to regulate!'.
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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