As verbs the difference between reject and despise
is that reject is to refuse to accept while despise is to regard with contempt or scorn.
As a noun reject
is something that is rejected.
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
despise
English
Verb
(despis)
To regard with contempt or scorn.
Synonyms
* scorn
* See also
*contempt
Antonyms
* honor
* respect
* revere
Derived terms
* despisal
* despicable
Related terms
* despect
* despection
See also
* vilipend
External links
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