reject: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 15 letter points · starts with R · ends with T
Meaning of reject
verb
- transitive
To refuse to accept; to forswear.
Example: She even rejected my improved offer.
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- transitive
To refuse a romantic advance.
Example: I've been rejected three times this week.
Listed forms: rejects, rejecting, rejected.
Source: Wiktionary — reject.
noun
Something that is rejected.
- derogatory, slang
An unpopular person.
- colloquial
A rejected defective product in a production line.
A rejected takeoff.
Listed forms: rejects.
Source: Wiktionary — reject.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for reject.
noun
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
verb
not accept as true
verb
deem wrong or inappropriate
verb
reject with contempt
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is reject in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of reject
R(1) + E(1) + J(8) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of reject
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from reject
22 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in reject. Showing up to 24, longest first.