Word

reject, v.
(rejected, rejecting, rejects)
freq. cnt. 37

refuse to accept or acknowledge
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 19

reject

sample sentences

"I reject the idea of starting a war"
"The journal rejected the student's paper"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rejective rejection

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

judge, evaluate, pass judgment

hyponym

disbelieve, discredit repudiate recuse reprobate repudiate, disown, renounce dismiss, ignore, discount, disregard, brush aside, push aside, brush off

refuse to accept
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

decline pass up refuse reject turn down

sample sentences

"He refused my offer of hospitality"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

spurn, reject, scorn, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, turn down

hyponym

dishonor, dishonour bounce

deem wrong or inappropriate
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

disapprove reject

sample sentences

"I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rejective rejection

semantic pointers

hypernym

judge, evaluate, pass judgment

hyponym

object deprecate discourage, deter

reject with contempt
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

disdain freeze off pooh-pooh reject scorn spurn turn down

sample sentences

"She spurned his advances"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rejective reject

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

reject, refuse, turn down, decline, pass up turn away, reject, turn down, refuse

hypernym

refuse, decline

hyponym

rebuff, snub, repel

dismiss from consideration or a contest
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

eliminate reject rule out winnow out

sample sentences

"John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"
"This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

refuse entrance or membership
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

refuse reject turn away turn down

sample sentences

"They turned away hundreds of fans"
"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

spurn, reject, scorn, disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, turn down

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
<verb.stative>

refuse reject resist

sample sentences

"His body rejected the liver of the donor"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym