rejected

Definitions

Dismissed as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's taste.

Refused to accept, agree to, or believe something offered or presented.

Discarded as failing to meet required standards or quality.

Examples

The committee rejected the proposal due to a lack of sufficient funding.

He felt discouraged after his manuscript was rejected by several major publishers.

Synonyms

declined refused dismissed denied spurned repudiated discarded

Antonyms

accepted approved admitted embraced welcomed selected included