Meaning & use
reject
To refuse to accept, believe, use, or agree to something or someone.
See it in a sentence
The committee rejected the proposal because it exceeded the available budget.
Her body might reject the transplanted organ without the right medication.
A note on using this word
As a noun (stressed on the first syllable, REE-ject), a reject is a person or item that has been turned down or discarded.
Words with a similar meaning
refusedecline
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Words with an opposite meaning
acceptapprove
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