reject

1. 1

   To refuse to accept; to forswear.transitive

   • She even rejected my improved offer.
2. 2

   To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.

3. 3

   To refuse a romantic advance.transitive

   • I've been rejected three times this week.

syn. abjure · abnegate · decline · deny · disown · refuse · repudiate · say no · turn down · dismiss · discount

ant. accept · take up

1. 1

   Something that is rejected.

   • Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases.
2. 2

   An unpopular person.derogatoryslang

3. 3

   A rejected defective product in a production line.colloquial

   • In all of India, China, Africa, and much of the southern American continent, those who had the leisure and wallet for fashion […] would have killed for the street merchandise of Manhattan, as also for […] the reject china and designer-label
4. 4

   A rejected takeoff.