What is another word for reject ?

To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone or something

give someone the brush-off

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

give someone the go-by

give someone the push

give the elbow

hand someone the frozen mitt

leave out in the cold

give someone the air

give someone the big E

send to Coventry

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“The other kids would reject him because he liked to wear parachute pants.”

Verb

To refuse or be unwilling to allow or grant

give something a miss

give the thumbs down to

throw out

give the red light to

have nothing to do with

declare null and void

minimize^US

minimise^UK

give someone the brush-off

refuse to acknowledge

wink at

look right through someone

give the brush-off to

not take advantage of

resist the temptation to

refuse to have anything to do with

tell someone to get lost

give the cold shoulder to

avoid doing something

axe^UK

refuse to take advantage of

hold aloof from

ice out

impose sanctions

refuse to take part in

let well enough alone

look down one's nose at

ax^US

knock something on the head

take with a pinch of salt

fail to take advantage of

give someone the go-by

keep one's distance from

cut dead

stand aloof from

tell someone where to get off

bury one's head in sand

not take into account

turn up one's nose at

leave something undone

pay little attention to

cut off without a cent

cut off without a penny

restrain oneself from

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

have no more truck with

put away

be against

laugh away

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“The embassy would reject my application for a visa.”

Verb

argue the pros and cons of

To declare to be untrue

pick an argument with

shoot down in flames

take issue with

protest against

have an argument about

show to be wrong

bandy words concerning

quibble about

prove to be false

agitate against

blow out of the water

reply to

burn down

dispose of

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“I reject any claim that I have ever been dishonest with my clients.”

Verb

To get rid of

exorcise^UK

exorcize^US

axe^UK

throw on the scrapheap

ax^US

knock something on the head

file in circular file

consign to scrap heap

put out in the street

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“Sort through your old belongings and reject any that are no longer required.”

Verb

To prohibit or interdict the participation or inclusion of

give the cold shoulder to

leave out in the cold

prevent from entering

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leave someone holding the baby

To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

take oneself off from

turn your back on

walk out on

throw over

give someone the big E

bin off

give someone the push

let someone stew in their own juice

give the old heave-ho

axe^UK

ax^US

leave holding the bag

cut off without a penny

refuse to acknowledge

refuse to recognize

send packing

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Verb

To feel or express contempt or disdain for

Verb

To expel or send away, especially permanently

throw someone out on their ear

give someone the boot

give someone the push

throw out on your ear

give someone the big E

give someone their marching orders

throw out on the streets

cut out

send off

give the heave-ho

give the old heave-ho

allow to go

put out in the street

axe^UK

have someone deported

ax^US

give someone the bullet

marginalize^US

bring about the downfall of

beat off

sideline

invisibilize

marginalise^UK

sentence to transportation

sentence

toss

disband

put a price on someone's head

demobilize^US

demobilise^UK

leave out in the cold

step into the shoes of

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Verb

give someone the brush-off

To snub or reject someone or something contemptuously

give the cold shoulder to

look down on

give someone the go-by

treat disrespectfully

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

contemn

drive away

shut out

hand someone the frozen mitt

look straight through

steer clear of

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take with a pinch of salt

To exercise disbelief

have no confidence in

have no faith in

have suspicions about

feel apprehensive about

lack confidence in

have reservations about

cast doubt on

have reservations

have doubts about

have misgivings about

disbelieve in

be unsure about

be unsure of

regard with suspicion

be skeptical of

be chary of

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To criticize or speak out against (someone or something)

stigmatise^UK

stigmatize^US

give something a bad press

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

belittle

jaw

give someone a dressing-down

remonstrate with

harangue

let someone have it

give someone a bollocking

belabor^US

belabour^UK

rap over the knuckles

traduce

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give someone a rating

jump down one's throat

slap down

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone a caning

give someone a bad press

give someone some stick

minimize^US

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

minimise^UK

give something a battering

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give a tongue-lashing

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

express strong disapproval of

express disapproval of

trivialize^US

blacken someone's reputation

bring charges against

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

have someone on the carpet

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

trivialise^UK

hold someone to blame

send someone away with a flea in his

give a piece of one's mind

categorize^US

demonize^US

categorise^UK

demonise^UK

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Verb

To split or withdraw from a union, alliance or organization

separate oneself from

form a splinter group

disaffiliate oneself from

dissociate oneself from

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pray to the porcelain god

To eject matter from the stomach through the mouth

do the technicolor yawn

send out

spew forth

do a technicolour yawn

drive the big bus

drive the porcelain bus

go for the big spit

worship the porcelain god

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Verb

express disagreement with

To disagree with or dispute

baulk^UK

balk^US

be at each other's throats

face down

bump heads

be of a different opinion

take exception

have a different opinion

fight like cat and dog

be divided

be at sixes and sevens

not see eye to eye

go at it hammer and tongs

contradict each other

go for the jugular

lay into

have it out

have a misunderstanding

refuse to accept the authority of

be of a different mind

put up a fight against

expose

neutralize^US

set your face against

argue against

stand up and be counted against

neutralise^UK

come face to face with

throw down the gauntlet at

blow out of the water

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

match yourself against

take wind out of sails

take up arms

nullify

offset

drive a coach and horses through

knock the bottom out of

get into conflict with

go eyeball to eyeball with

come into conflict with

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

take the bull by the horns

enter into combat with

knock chip off shoulder

come to close quarters with

have reservations about

entertain doubts about

approach

raise doubts about

harbour suspicions about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

have hesitations about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

cast aspersions on

have suspicions about

have an argument about

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

go the distance against

hold the line against

sit and take it

put up struggle

persevere in the face of

not give up

hold one's ground against

remain firm

stand firm

stand one's ground against

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Verb

have a strong aversion to

To hate, detest, or revile

feel repugnance towards

feel hostility toward

feel aversion towards

feel hostility towards

feel disgust for

feel repugnance toward

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

go over to the other side

regard with repugnance

be unable to tolerate

bear a grudge against

feel malice to

feel revulsion towards

have a poor opinion of

have a low opinion of

not think much of

look down one's nose at

not be able to stomach

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Throw under the bus

Verb

To give up or renounce one's position or belief

have no more truck with

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refuse to accept the authority of

To put up a fight or opposition against something

set your face against

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wipe from the face of the earth

To forcefully or violently subdue

bring to screeching halt

bring someone to their knees

pulverize^US

wipe off the face of the earth

vaporize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

total

zap

axe^UK

ax^US

declare null and void

neutralise^UK

knock something on the head

neutralize^US

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

send to the gas chambers

give someone the works

terminate with extreme prejudice

blow someone's brains out

bowdlerise^UK

bowdlerize^US

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Verb

make cutting remarks about

Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way

satirize^US

satirise^UK

treat disrespectfully

minimize^US

minimise^UK

give the Bronx cheer to

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

make someone a laughing stock

make a laughing-stock

play a practical joke

look down one's nose at

play a practical joke on

victimize^US

antagonize^US

be contemptuous about

spit in the face of

turn down

turn up one's nose at

antagonise^UK

victimise^UK

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Noun

One that has been excluded from a society or system

person without country

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“His bizarre opinions would sadly lead to him becoming somewhat of a reject among his peers.”

Noun

A person or thing that is considered a failure

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“The bosses at the major studios were genuinely wary of handing millions of dollars to an aging director whose last film was a reject.”

Noun

An item with flaws, usually sold cheaply

“Our couch was a reject from the local furniture store.”

Noun

(usually "seconds") Goods of inferior quality, especially used or defective

Noun