v. 1 decline, refuse, disallow, spurn, veto, turn down, give (something) the thumbs down, set aside, US turn thumbs down (on); deny, repudiate, renounce, rebuff, shun, brush aside, turn a deaf ear to, will not hear of Jim has rejected my plan for a holiday in Torremolinos She rejects any suggestion that she might be wrong. 2 refuse, repel, repulse, spurn, rebuff, say no to, turn down, decline, brush aside; jilt, drop, dismiss, throw over, give (someone) the cold shoulder, show (someone) the door, send (someone) away or on his or her or their way, turn one's back on, Slang give (someone) the brush-off or US also the brush, give (someone) his or her walking papers, Brit give (someone) the boot Ted proposed, but Alice rejected him 3 throw away or out, discard, disown, jettison, eliminate, scrap, Colloq junk, scratch The inspector rejects all defective merchandise
n. 4 second, irregular, discard, cast-off The rejects are sold at reduced prices in the factory shop