1. reject - noun
· the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Synonym(s): cull
Hypernym(s): decision_making, deciding
2. reject - verb
· refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge
Antonym(s): accept
3. reject - verb
· refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
Synonym(s): refuse, pass_up, turn_down, decline
4. reject - verb
· deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
Synonym(s): disapprove
Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge
5. reject - verb
· reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
Synonym(s): spurn, freeze_off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn_down
6. reject - verb
· resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
7. reject - verb
· refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Synonym(s): turn_down, turn_away, refuse
Antonym(s): admit
8. reject - verb
· dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
Synonym(s): rule_out, eliminate, winnow_out
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