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

Synonym(s): cull

Hypernym(s): decision_making, deciding

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

Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge

Antonym(s): accept

· refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

Synonym(s): refuse, pass_up, turn_down, decline

· deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

Synonym(s): disapprove

Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge

· reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

Synonym(s): spurn, freeze_off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn_down

Hypernym(s): refuse, decline

· resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

Synonym(s): resist, refuse

Hypernym(s): react, respond

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

Synonym(s): turn_down, turn_away, refuse

Antonym(s): admit

· 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"

Synonym(s): rule_out, eliminate, winnow_out