reject

Noun

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

Verb

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

• refuse entrance or membership
  • They turned away hundreds of fans
    
  • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
    

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
  • His body rejected the liver of the donor
    

• reject with contempt
  • She spurned his advances
    

• deem wrong or inappropriate
  • I disapprove of her child rearing methods
    

• refuse to accept
  • He refused my offer of hospitality
    

• refuse to accept or acknowledge
  • I reject the idea of starting a war
    
  • The journal rejected the student's paper
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cull , rule out , eliminate , winnow out , turn down , turn away , refuse , resist , spurn , freeze off , scorn , pooh-pooh , disdain , disapprove , pass up , decline
• Antonyms: 
  admit , allow in , let in , intromit , approve , O.K. , okay , sanction , accept , take , have