Definition: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Similar words: deciding, decision making
Definition: the cognitive process of reaching a decision
Usage: a good executive must be good at decision making
Synonyms: reject
Definition: refuse to accept or acknowledge
Usage: I reject the idea of starting a war; The journal rejected the student's paper
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Synonyms: freeze off, scorn, spurn, reject, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
Definition: reject with contempt
Usage: She spurned his advances
Similar words: refuse, decline
Definition: show unwillingness towards
Usage: he declined to join the group on a hike
Synonyms: disapprove, reject
Definition: deem wrong or inappropriate
Usage: I disapprove of her child rearing methods
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Synonyms: refuse, reject, resist
Definition: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Usage: His body rejected the liver of the donor