VERB | cognition | reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge |
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possession | reject, refuse, pass up, turn down, decline | refuse to accept | |
communication | reject, disapprove | deem wrong or inappropriate | |
communication | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | reject with contempt | |
stative | reject, resist, refuse | resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign / foreign tissue or organ | |
social | reject, turn down, turn away, refuse | refuse entrance or membership | |
cognition | reject, rule out, eliminate, winnow out | dismiss from consideration or a contest | |
NOUN | cognition | reject, cull | the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality |
Sounds | rihjheh'kt; riy'jhehkt | |
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Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... |
Meaning | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. | |
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Synonym | cull | |
Broader | decision making, deciding | The cognitive process of reaching a decision |
Spanish | desecho, marginada | |
Catalan | deixalla, desferra, rebuig | |
Verbs | reject | reject with contempt |
reject | refuse entrance or membership |
Meaning | refuse to accept or acknowledge. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Examples |
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Narrower | disbelieve, discredit | Reject as false |
dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore | bar from attention or consideration | |
disown, renounce, repudiate | Cast off | |
recuse | challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law | |
reprobate | Reject (documents) as invalid | |
repudiate | refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid | |
Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
Opposite | accept | Consider or hold as true |
Spanish | rechazar | |
Catalan | rebutjar, refusar | |
Adjectives | rejective | rejecting or tending to reject |
Nouns | rejection | the act of rejecting something |
Meaning | Refuse to accept. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
Model | They reject the money | |
Synonyms | refuse, pass up, turn down, decline | |
Narrower | bounce | refuse to accept and send back |
dishonor, dishonour | refuse to accept | |
Opposite | accept, take, have | Receive willingly something given or offered |
Similar to | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | Reject with contempt |
Spanish | declinar, denegar, desestimar, negar, rechazar, rehusar | |
Catalan | declinar, denegar, desestimar, negar, rebutjar, refusar | |
Nouns | rejection | the act of rejecting something |
Meaning | deem wrong or inappropriate. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonym | disapprove | |
Narrower | deprecate | Express strong disapproval of |
deter, discourage | try to prevent | |
object | Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent | |
Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
Opposite | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
Spanish | desaprobar | |
Catalan | desaprovar | |
Adjectives | rejective | rejecting or tending to reject |
Nouns | rejection | the act of rejecting something |
Meaning | Reject with contempt. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | |
Narrower | rebuff, snub, repel | Reject outright and bluntly |
Broader | refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards |
Similar to | refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline | Refuse to accept |
reject, turn down, turn away, refuse | Refuse entrance or membership | |
Spanish | desdeñar, desesperanzar, menospreciar, rechazar | |
Catalan | desdenyar, desesperançar, rebutjar | |
Adjectives | rejective | rejecting or tending to reject |
Nouns | reject | the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality |
Meaning | resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign / foreign tissue or organ. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "His body rejected the liver of the donor" | |
Synonyms | resist, refuse | |
Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
Meaning | Refuse entrance or membership. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" | |
Synonyms | turn down, turn away, refuse | |
Opposite | admit, allow in, let in, intromit | Allow to enter |
Similar to | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | Reject with contempt |
Nouns | reject | the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality |
Meaning | dismiss from consideration or a contest. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | rule out, eliminate, winnow out | |
Spanish | descartar, eliminar, evitar, rechazar | |
Catalan | descartar, eliminar, evitar, rebutjar |
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