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adjective

ri-ˈjek-təd How to pronounce rejected (audio)
Definition of rejectednext
as in abandoned
left unoccupied or unused picked up the rejected toy to see what was wrong with it

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rejected

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verb

past tense of reject
1
as in denied
to be unwilling to grant rejected his request for time off

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2
as in refuted
to declare not to be true I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

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3
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered

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4
as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to rejected his marriage proposal

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Recent Examples of rejected
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The bill passed by the Senate, but the House of Representatives rejected the measure in February. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Forest are also still keen on Lucas Bergvall, the Swedish international, although Tottenham’s valuation of the midfielder could be a stumbling block, with the London club having already rejected one bid. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Most recently, Ghana pushed for the situation in South Africa to be included in the agenda of an upcoming African Union meeting, a suggestion which was rejected by the continental body. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 At least one film festival, Ripp says, rejected the movie on the latter grounds. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 The studio has made more than six offers in the past three years, all of which have been rejected. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 In testing on six publicly available scraper pipelines, the ShieldFont authors say that over 90 percent of pages that would otherwise be accepted by scrapers are rejected by the quality filter after these word replacements. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 John Gotti’s reality TV star grandson Carmine Agnello has begun a 15‑month federal sentence in New Jersey after a judge rejected his latest bid to delay prison. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Crump has also rejected notions from law enforcement officials that Wells may have drowned, citing the teenager’s ability to swim well and his athletic past. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejected
  1. abandoned
  2. denied
  3. refuted
  4. discarded
  5. refused
  6. deserted
  7. declined
  8. dumped
Adjective
  • According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
    — Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • Combs has repeatedly denied any involvement in Shakur’s killing and has never been named by investigators as a suspect or even a person of interest in the case.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Arday admitted making citation errors and apologized, but denied lying.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of denied
Verb
  • The museum also refuted claims of adverse working conditions.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Players from that 1951 side have strongly refuted the story, while the priest at its centre has never been identified.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of refuted
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  • Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of discarded
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  • Related Articles The union says the museum has refused to negotiate better pay, including time and a half on bank holidays.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • West refused and went to Texas before the baby was born, prompting Paxton to secure a court order saying the baby must receive lifesaving medical care after birth.
    — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of refused
Adjective
  • The red-brick Southeast Lighthouse, perched atop the Mohegan Bluffs, is all but deserted.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As long a there’s a full-serve station within a mile or two, in the middle of the night, your car will wander off down deserted streets at low speed, and fill up.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of deserted
Verb
  • And while her office brought its findings to the Illinois State Police and Cook County state’s attorney, a spokesperson said, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke declined to immediately bring charges.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators ultimately declined to file criminal charges against Brady Kiser in connection with the toddler’s death.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of declined
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  • The concern is that I would get emotionally involved with this girl too soon after being dumped.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Real people went outside and dumped buckets of ice on their heads, ostensibly to spread awareness of a neurodegenerative disease.
    — Matt Carlstrom, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
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