REJECTS Synonyms: 220 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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present tense third-person singular of reject

as in denies

to be unwilling to grant rejected his request for time off

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as in refutes

to declare not to be true I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

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as in discards

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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as in refuses

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to rejected his marriage proposal

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rejects

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noun

plural of reject

as in outcasts

one who is cast out or rejected by society was the school reject as a child and has low self-esteem even today

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insiders

as in culls

something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others that apple has a mushy spot on it, so it's a reject

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Although Amazon denies this, many believe that their RTO policy is being implemented in place of a layoff to avoid paying severance.

William Arruda, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
However, Natalia denies this ever occurred and detailed the struggles of living on her own as a child — whose date of birth, following medical tests and DNA analysis, was legally restored to 2003 — in a rare interview with PEOPLE in January 2025.

Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025

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