Neglected vs Rejected - What's the difference?

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Neglected is a related term of rejected.

As verbs the difference between neglected and rejected

is that neglected is (neglect) while rejected is (reject).

As an adjective neglected

is suffering from neglect.

neglected

English

Verb

(head)

(neglect)

Adjective

(en adjective)

Suffering from neglect.

rejected

English

Verb

(head)

(reject)

reject

English

(wikipedia reject)

Verb

(en verb)

To refuse to accept.

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(basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.

Synonyms

* (refuse to accept) decline, refuse, turn down, repudiate, disown, abnegate, abjure, deny

Antonyms

* (refuse to accept) accept, take up

Noun

(en noun)

Something that is rejected.

An unpopular person.

Synonyms

* (something that is rejected) castaway * (an unpopular person) outcast, castaway, alien