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100 Best Synonyms for “Rejected”

October 12, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abandoned given up or rejected
2. banned officially prohibited or excluded
3. barred prevented from entering or participating
4. blackballed secretly voted against or excluded
5. blocked stopped from acceptance or entry
6. booted out informally expelled or rejected
7. boycotted rejected through organized refusal
8. brushed off dismissed or rejected casually
9. bypassed passed over or avoided
10. canceled called off or rejected
11. cast aside rejected or abandoned
12. castoff discarded as unwanted
13. censured officially criticized or rejected
14. condemned strongly rejected as wrong
15. contested disputed or not accepted
16. crossed out marked as rejected
17. cut removed or rejected
18. declined politely refused or turned down
19. deleted removed or rejected
20. denied refused or not granted
21. disapproved not approved or accepted
22. discarded thrown away as unwanted
23. dismissed rejected as unworthy or irrelevant
24. disowned refused connection or responsibility
25. ditched informally abandoned or rejected
26. dropped removed from consideration
27. dumped informally rejected by a partner
28. ejected forced out or expelled
29. eliminated removed from consideration
30. erased removed or wiped out
31. evicted forced out of a place
32. excluded kept out or not admitted
33. expelled forced to leave or excluded
34. expunged removed completely
35. filtered out removed by selection
36. forbidden not permitted
37. foreclosed ruled out or prevented
38. forsaken abandoned or left behind
39. forsworn formally rejected or renounced
40. frozen out excluded by others
41. given the cold shoulder ignored or socially rejected
42. ignored not considered or accepted
43. invalidated declared unacceptable or not valid
44. jilted rejected by a lover
45. kept out not allowed to enter
46. kicked out expelled or forced out
47. laughed off dismissed as not serious
48. left out excluded or omitted
49. locked out prevented from entering
50. marginalized pushed aside or excluded
51. negated denied or made invalid
52. neglected ignored or disregarded
53. nixed informally rejected or canceled
54. not accepted refused or declined acceptance
55. not admitted refused entry or acceptance
56. nullified made invalid or rejected
57. ostracized excluded or socially rejected
58. ousted removed from a position
59. outcast rejected by a group
60. overlooked not chosen or considered
61. overruled rejected by higher authority
62. passed over not chosen or selected
63. pigeonholed dismissed by narrow classification
64. pooh-poohed dismissed as silly or unimportant
65. precluded prevented or ruled out
66. prohibited formally not allowed
67. rebuffed rejected bluntly or coldly
68. refused not accepted or allowed
69. refuted rejected as false
70. renounced formally rejected or gave up
71. repudiated formally rejected or disowned
72. ruled out eliminated as unacceptable
73. scorned rejected with contempt
74. scrapped abandoned or rejected as useless
75. screened out removed as unsuitable
76. shrugged off dismissed as unimportant
77. shunned deliberately avoided or rejected
78. slighted treated as unimportant or rejected
79. snubbed ignored or rejected rudely
80. spurned rejected with contempt
81. struck out removed from a list
82. tabled postponed or set aside
83. thrown out removed or rejected
84. tossed out informally rejected or discarded
85. turned down refused or declined
86. unacceptable not satisfactory or allowable
87. unaccepted not accepted
88. unapproved not officially accepted
89. unchosen not selected
90. unendorsed not supported or approved
91. unratified not formally approved
92. unrecognized not acknowledged or accepted
93. unselected not chosen
94. unwanted not desired or accepted
95. unwelcome not wanted or accepted
96. vetoed officially rejected by authority
97. voided made invalid or canceled
98. waved off dismissed or refused
99. weeded out removed as unsuitable
100. written off dismissed as hopeless or worthless
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