reject

1. The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (synset 105798577)
   is a type of: deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision
   same as: cull

1. Refuse to accept or acknowledge (synset 200687584)
   "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
   is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
   subtypes:

   • disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept
   • repudiate - refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
   • recuse - challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
   • reprobate - reject (documents) as invalid
   • disown, renounce, repudiate - cast off
   • brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration
2. Refuse to accept (synset 202242120)
   "He refused my offer of hospitality"
   subtypes:

   • dishonor, dishonour - refuse to accept
   • bounce - refuse to accept and send back
   same as: decline, pass up, refuse, turn down
   verb group: disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down - reject with contempt
3. Deem wrong or inappropriate (synset 200808840)
   "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
   is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
   subtypes:

   • object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
   • deprecate - express strong disapproval of; deplore
   • deter, discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to
   same as: disapprove
4. Reject with contempt (synset 200798638)
   "She spurned his advances"
   is a type of: decline, refuse - show unwillingness towards
   subtypes: rebuff, repel, snub - reject outright and bluntly
   same as: disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, scorn, spurn, turn down
   verb group:

   • decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down - refuse to accept
   • refuse, reject, turn away, turn down - refuse entrance or membership
5. Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ (synset 202760892)
   "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
   is a type of: react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
   same as: refuse, resist
6. Refuse entrance or membership (synset 202508565)
   "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
   same as: refuse, turn away, turn down
   verb group: disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down - reject with contempt
7. Dismiss from consideration or a contest (synset 200687320)
   "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
   same as: eliminate, rule out, winnow out

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