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- [verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt]
- /verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt/
- /rɪˈdʒekt/
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- [verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt]
- /verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt/
Definitions of rejected word
- verb with object rejected to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job. 1
- verb with object rejected to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.). 1
- verb with object rejected to refuse to accept (someone or something); rebuff: The other children rejected him. The publisher rejected the author's latest novel. 1
- verb with object rejected to discard as useless or unsatisfactory: The mind rejects painful memories. 1
- verb with object rejected to cast out or eject; vomit. 1
- verb with object rejected to cast out or off. 1
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Origin of rejected
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; (v.) < Latin rējectus, past participle of rējicere to throw back, equivalent to re- re- + jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Rejected
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rejected popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rejected usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rejected
adj rejected
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- cast away — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
noun rejected
- inhospitality — lack of hospitality; inhospitable attitude toward or treatment of visitors, guests, etc.
- lovelorn — being without love; forsaken by one's lover.
- inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
verb rejected
- abjured — Simple past tense and past participle of abjure.
- abnegated — Simple past tense and past participle of abnegate.
- abrogated — to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
- apostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostatize.
- chucked — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
adjective rejected
- denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- disdained — Simple past tense and past participle of disdain.
- dripper — Agent noun of drip; one who drips.
- forsaken — past participle of forsake.
Antonyms for rejected
adj rejected
- alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- flyest — clever; keen; ingenious.
- goer — a person or thing that goes: We sat in the lobby watching the comers and goers.
- in the pink — healthy, on good form
verb rejected
- abetted — to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
- acceded — Simple past tense and past participle of accede.
- accommodated — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
- accorded — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
adjective rejected
- carried — Simple past tense and past participle of carry.
- cherished — clung to, esp when fulfilment is unlikely
- handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
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