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adjective

ri-ˈjek-təd How to pronounce rejected (audio)
Definition of rejectednext
as in abandoned
left unoccupied or unused picked up the rejected toy to see what was wrong with it

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rejected

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verb

past tense of reject
1
as in denied
to be unwilling to grant rejected his request for time off

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2
as in refuted
to declare not to be true I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

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3
as in discarded
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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4
as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to rejected his marriage proposal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejected
  1. abandoned
  2. denied
  3. refuted
  4. discarded
  5. dumped
  6. disused
  7. ignored
  8. vacant
Adjective
  • According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • How can an individual grow and improve when struggles and conflicts are denied?
    Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Under state law, a claim can not be denied because of cost but can be denied if found not medically necessary.
    Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of denied
Verb
  • Fox News did ultimately air an interview with an election technology expert who refuted allegations of election fraud against Smartmatic.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • All sides refuted the story at the time, but former Browns executive Joe Banner said earlier this year that a deal, which would have involved multiple draft picks, was nixed by Harbaugh.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of refuted
Verb
  • Previous finds in the region, which included pottery fragments, were insufficient to prove settlement as they could have been discarded during travel, according to a report in history website Archaeology News.
    Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Officers believe the murder suspect immediately biked into Central Park after the killing and discarded evidence.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • And now you got dumped by Molly, getting sued by DAZN and still can't call a shot without your dad GTFOH.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The gray backpack linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which authorities found dumped in Central Park, has reportedly yielded a jacket, and some Monopoly money, but no gun.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dumped
Adjective
  • McQueen spends half an hour dispassionately showing us the grimness of HMP Maze, a Troubles-era warehouse for enemies of the British state on a disused airfield.
    IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
  • In his first five night-shift stints as watchman at a disused ’80s amusement park/arcade mall — Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place — Mike stares glaze-eyed at security monitors, then drifts into violent 3-D incidents, His circumstance incarnates the hell that Morrissey sings about.
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
Definition of disused
Verb
  • For nearly four decades, Enzo Ferrari and his company had worshipped at the temple of natural aspiration, but the turbo’s potential could no longer be ignored.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignored
Adjective
  • The 34-year-old French competitor has only lost in UFC title fights, losing to Francis Ngannou by decision in 2022 for the undisputed title, and falling to Jon Jones via submission in 2023 for the vacant belt.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Sprinkled between occupied homes are vacant ones where drapes that have gone untouched since the 1960s peek through dusty windows.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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