1. Not accept something given or offered
   "The journal rejected the student's paper"
    
2. Not agree with a request or proposition
   "I reject what she said";
   - refuse, decline
    
3. Deem wrong or inappropriate
   "The board rejected the proposal unanimously";
   - disapprove
    
4. Refuse with contempt
   "She rejected his advances";
   - spurn, freeze off [informal], scorn, pooh-pooh [informal], disdain, turn down
    
5. Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
   "His body rejected the liver of the donor";
   - resist, refuse
    
6. Deny entrance or membership
   "Black people were often rejected by country clubs";
   - turn down, turn away, refuse
    
7. Dismiss from consideration or a contest
   "John was rejected as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi";
   - rule out, eliminate, winnow out

1. The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
   "The damaged fruits were rejects and could not be sold";
   - cull

Derived forms: rejecting, rejected, rejects

Type of: brush aside, brush off [informal], deciding, decision making, decline, deny, discount, dismiss, disregard, evaluate, ignore, judge, pass judgment, push aside, react, refuse, reply, respond

Antonym: accept

Encyclopedia: Reject