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- pronunciation:
- rih
jekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rejects, rejecting, rejected |
| definition: |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe.
She rejected his offer.To be an original thinker, you must often reject old ideas.
- synonyms:
- disown, refuse
- antonyms:
- accept, acknowledge, admit, adopt, choose, grant, pass, pick
- similar words:
- boycott, decline, dismiss, disregard
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| related words: |
banish, deny, desert, discard, dispose of, exclude, oppose, rule out, scrap, ward |
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| derivation: |
rejecter (n.) |
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