rejects

VERB

say no to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deny dismiss rebuff refuse renounce repudiate scrap spurn turn down veto

STRONG

burn cashier chuck decline despise disallow disbelieve discard discount discredit disdain eliminate exclude jettison jilt kill nix repel reprobate repulse scoff scorn scout second shed shun slough

WEAK

cast aside cast off cast out give thumbs down to not buy pass by pass on pass up put down shoot down throw away throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accept admit agree allow approve grant keep sanction welcome

STRONG

admire attract believe include increase like love praise take on trust

WEAK

choose ratify

Example Sentences

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rejects

In any normal industry, that would have put the Raiders at an enormous disadvantage, sorting through everyone else’s rejects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She supports equipping immigrant agents with training to enforce the law professionally and rejects enforcement tactics that “undermine public trust and confidence in our institutions.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Sri Lankan army spokesman, Brigadier Waruna Gamage rejects allegations that security forces buried civilians after massacring them.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Mr. Warsh also rejects the old Phillips Curve theory that monetary policy requires a trade-off between inflation and unemployment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

For our annual Christmas card, we used one of the rejects from last year’s photo shoot.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio