Antonyms for reject
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt |
Definition of reject
Origin :- early 15c., from Old French rejecter and directly from Latin reiectus, past participle of reiectare "throw away, cast away, vomit," frequentative of reicere "to throw back," from re- "back" (see re-) + -icere, comb. form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Related: Rejected; rejecting.
- verb say no to
- But once enticed into the parlour he did not reject the food set before him.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- And in this thought he did not reject the invitations pressed on him.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- And under what pretence can you embrace the one, while you reject the other?
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- Miss Gunn, do you really wish me to understand that you reject me?
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- Consider this before, unworthy as I am, you reject me from your esteem.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- That you are determined to have it in your power to favour or reject me totally, as you please?'
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It always embarrassed him to be forced to reject friendly overtures.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- I reject you, and all of your kith and kin—all the false, hollow, heartless stock.'
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- I lay no claim to the distinction, and have the self-denial to reject it.'
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- We shall be the richer for returning to them, as much by what we reject as by what we embrace.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
Synonyms for reject
- burn
- cashier
- cast aside
- cast off
- cast out
- chuck
- decline
- deny
- despise
- disallow
- disbelieve
- discard
- discount
- discredit
- disdain
- dismiss
- eliminate
- exclude
- give thumbs down to
- jettison
- jilt
- kill
- nix
- not buy
- pass by
- pass on
- pass up
- put down
- rebuff
- refuse
- renounce
- repel
- reprobate
- repudiate
- repulse
- scoff
- scorn
- scout
- scrap
- second
- shed
- shoot down
- shun
- slough
- spurn
- throw away
- throw out
- turn down
- veto
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