REJECTS Synonyms: 220 Similar and Opposite Words

rejects 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reject

as in denies

to be unwilling to grant rejected his request for time off

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as in refutes

to declare not to be true I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

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as in discards

to get rid of as useless or unwanted sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered

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as in refuses

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to rejected his marriage proposal

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rejects

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noun

plural of reject

as in outcasts

one who is cast out or rejected by society was the school reject as a child and has low self-esteem even today

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insiders

as in culls

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others that apple has a mushy spot on it, so it's a reject

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So when Alex rejects the author of a romantasy novel entitled The Goblin Seed that turns out to be a bestseller, all hell breaks loose. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026 Manjari Sihare-Sutin, who heads Sotheby’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary department, said her team rejects an average of two works ahead of every sale because of authenticity concerns. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Ogunyemi rejects the notion that encouragement is merely a soft leadership practice that can’t be connected to measurable business outcomes. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 But Hamas has linked the surrender of its heaviest weapons to the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel’s current government rejects. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Saudi Arabia rejects the suggestion that the agreement represents a turn away from Washington. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Hilton rejects the argument floated by some of his former colleagues that his scruples became a casualty of his ambition. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 El-Sayed, while running to the left of Stevens, rejects the socialist label. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 But after testing Tyland's ability to advise him honestly (no matter how brutal the truth may be), Aegon ultimately rejects his proposal in favor of Larys' original scheme. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

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The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes. — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026

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In the lawsuit, Kupsh acknowledges attending most of the demonstrations but denies being a ringleader, blocking anyone from campus walkways or refusing orders.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Meta denies these claims, asserting human decisions guide workforce management.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of denies

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In the event that Bally’s refuses to respond with full candor and information, the City Council may need to consider options up to and including suspending the Bally’s license.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The channel, which is banned inside Iran, refuses to disclose its private donors.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuses

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Zero Company meaningfully explores these themes, using a ragtag band of outcasts as a filter to view them.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
This quartet of unlikely rock stars traveled across the country and around the world connecting with the disenfranchised everywhere, while sparking a movement that would resonate with two generations of outcasts across the globe.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcasts

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The fee applies during the first 13 years of the agreement and gradually declines over the remaining initial term.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent findings show that early-career workers – ages 22 to 25 – in occupations most vulnerable to AI automation, such as software development and customer service, have experienced employment declines.

— Maria Black, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of declines

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PennEnvironment says the Philadelphia Water Department dumps over 12 billion gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater a year into the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers and their tributaries.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Using the same spoofing method as in the Silver attack, the attacker dumps Chrome's process memory and extracts the master key that protects the passkey's private key.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

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