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Reject vs Devoid - What's the difference?

reject | devoid |

As verbs the difference between reject and devoid

is that reject is to refuse to accept while devoid is to empty out; to remove.

As a noun reject

is something that is rejected.

As an adjective devoid is

empty; having none of; completely without.

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

    devoid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • empty; having none of; completely without
  • I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.

    Derived terms

    * devoidness

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To empty out; to remove.
  • Anagrams

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