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Synonyms & Antonyms for rejection
Synonyms
contradiction, denegation, denial, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, repudiation
Antonyms
acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation
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The committee's approval, and its rejection of Democratic alternatives, sets up a crucial House floor vote on the bill on Monday. — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, "Bevin's pension bill advances out of committee to the House floor for a Monday vote," 20 July 2019 But the forceful display amounted to a rejection of decades of scandals and mismanagement involving affluent and disconnected leaders who have time and again benefited at the expense of suffering Puerto Ricans. — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, "Puerto Ricans in Protests Say They’ve Had Enough," 18 July 2019 Returning to her apartment from a visit to the corner store, Noriko spies on a young teen experiencing his first romantic rejection. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, "Indie Comics Publisher ShortBox Reveals Upcoming Slate (Exclusive)," 15 July 2019 Trump supporters who want the administration to be more aggressive in its rejection of climate science were frustrated that the climate review panel had been sidelined. — Scott Waldman, Science | AAAS, "Trump White House shelves ‘adversarial’ review of climate science," 9 July 2019 Sanders' campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, attributed the campaign's cash gulf to Sanders' rejection of high-dollar fundraisers, which Buttigieg has embraced. — Brian Slodysko, Indianapolis Star, "Pete Buttigieg outraised Democratic front-runner Joe Biden — but there's a catch," 27 June 2019 Most gracious response to rejection or career setback: Thanks for considering me for this part. — Patricia Arquette, Marie Claire, "Patricia Arquette Admires State Politicians and Loves McDonalds' French Fries," 17 June 2019 The protesters’ rejection of the pleas of sympathetic lawmakers, as well, highlights their deep disillusionment with Hong Kong’s political system. — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, "Hong Kong Protesters Storm Legislature, Dividing the Movement," 1 July 2019 After Brexit was twice delayed following Parliament’s rejections of a divorce deal, the overwhelmingly euroskeptic Conservative members want shock treatment to ensure a split with Europe happens this fall. — Max Colchester, WSJ, "Tories Pin Brexit Hopes on Boris Johnson, Blunders and All," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rejection.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: Rejection and revocation are two remedies available to the buyer under the Uniform Commercial Code after the delivery of defective goods. Goods may be rejected if they do not conform to the contract. The rejection must be made within a reasonable period after delivery, before the goods have been accepted, and notice of the rejection must be given to the seller. Acceptance of the goods can be revoked if a defect substantially impairing their value to the buyer is discovered after acceptance, but such revocation must be made within a reasonable period after the buyer has discovered, or should have discovered, the defect.
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