Reject
To refuse to accept, grant, or consider; to dismiss as unsatisfactory or undesired.
verbReject
To refuse to accept, grant, or consider; to dismiss as unsatisfactory or undesired.
verbImagine This
Imagine you submit a brilliant idea in class, and the panel says, 'We can't accept this.' Your dreams of publication feel distant as you walk away with a plan to revise and try again.
Sounds Like
ri-JECT
Looks Like
Looks like: related to 'rejection'; shares the root 'ject' meaning to throw (e.g., eject, project).
Remember This
Reject comes from Latin rejicere 'to throw back'; the 'ject' root appears in many words (eject, inject, project).
Other Forms
Connect With
refuse, decline, dismiss, rebuff, spurn; antonyms include accept, embrace, approve
Note
Note the collocation: 'reject an offer' or 'reject a proposal'—not 'accept an offer' when rejecting. A 'rejection' is a noun referring to the act or an instance of rejecting, and a 'reject' can be a person or thing deemed unsatisfactory.