reject
v.
refuse, decline, deny, turn down
n.
something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; (Slang) outcast
Rejection
reject
Noun
1. the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
(synonym) cull
(hypernym) decision making, deciding
(derivation) turn down, turn away, refuse
Verb
1. refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
(antonym) accept
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) disbelieve, discredit
(derivation) rejection
2. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
(synonym) refuse, pass up, turn down, decline
(hyponym) dishonor, dishonour
(verb-group) spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(derivation) rejection
3. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
(synonym) disapprove
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) object
(derivation) rejection
4. reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
(synonym) spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(hypernym) refuse, decline
(hyponym) rebuff, snub, repel
(verb-group) refuse, pass up, turn down, decline
(derivation) cull
5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
(synonym) resist, refuse
(hypernym) react, respond
6. refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
(synonym) turn down, turn away, refuse
(antonym) admit, allow in, let in, intromit
(verb-group) spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(derivation) cull
7. dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
(synonym) rule out, eliminate
Reject
(v. t.)
To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.
(v. t.)
To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.
(v. t.)
To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Reject
The failure of an action (i.e. amendment).