reject
To say no to something that is offered or suggested.
To decline to take, agree to, or approve something that is offered, proposed, or requested.
To say someone cannot have a job or be part of a group.
To decide not to allow someone to take a job, join a group, or participate in something after considering them.
To say that an idea or belief is not true or right.
To dismiss an idea, belief, or theory as false, invalid, or unacceptable.
A thing made in a factory that is not good enough to sell normally.
A product, part, or item that fails to meet required quality standards and is thrown away or sold at a lower price.
A person who is not accepted by others in a group or society.
A person who is excluded from a group or society because they do not fit in or are not wanted.
- Base: reject
- Plural: rejects
- Base: reject
- 3rd Person Singular: rejects
- Present Participle: rejecting
- Past: rejected
be rejected for
1not be chosen for something
To be told you cannot have something, like a job or place at school, after they think about it.
- He was rejected for the scholarship due to his low grades.
- She was rejected for the role after the audition.
reject out of hand
1refuse immediately without considering
To say no to something right away without thinking about it first.
- They rejected the proposal out of hand without listening to details.
- She rejected his excuse out of hand.