Reject vs. Refuse
Difference Between Reject and Refuse
Rejectverb
(transitive) To refuse to accept.
She even rejected my improved offer.Refuseadjective
Discarded, rejected.
Rejectverb
(basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
Refusenoun
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
Rejectverb
To refuse a romantic advance.
I've been rejected three times this week.Refusenoun
(obsolete) refusal
Rejectnoun
Something that is rejected.
Refuseverb
(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
My request for a pay rise was refused.Rejectnoun
An unpopular person.
Refuseverb
(intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more.I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.Rejectnoun
(colloquial) a rejected defective product in a production line
Refuseverb
(military) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacksRejectnoun
the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Refuseverb
To disown.
Rejectverb
refuse to accept or acknowledge;
I reject the idea of starting a warThe journal rejected the student's paperRefusenoun
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Rejectverb
refuse to accept;
He refused my offer of hospitalityRefuseverb
show unwillingness towards;
he declined to join the group on a hikeRejectverb
deem wrong or inappropriate;
I disapprove of her child rearing methodsRefuseverb
refuse to accept;
He refused my offer of hospitalityRejectverb
reject with contempt;
She spurned his advancesRefuseverb
elude, especially in a baffling way;
This behavior defies explanationRejectverb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
His body rejected the liver of the donorRefuseverb
refuse to let have;
She denies me every pleasurehe denies her her weekly allowanceRejectverb
refuse entrance or membership;
They turned away hundreds of fansBlack people were often rejected by country clubsRefuseverb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
His body rejected the liver of the donorRejectverb
dismiss from consideration;
John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibiThis possibility can be eliminated from our considerationRefuseverb
refuse entrance or membership;
They turned away hundreds of fansBlack people were often rejected by country clubs
