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1. Rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
   "rejected at the altar";
   - jilted, spurned

1. Not accept something given or offered
   "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
    
2. Not accept as true
   - refuse, pass up, turn down, decline
    
3. Deem wrong or inappropriate
   - disapprove
    
4. Refuse with contempt
   "She rejected his advances";
   - spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, 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

See also: unloved

Type of: decline, evaluate, judge, pass judgment, react, refuse, reply, respond

Antonym: accept, admit, approve, have

Encyclopedia: Rejected