| VERB | cognition | reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... | |
| Meaning | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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