Reject vs Rejective - What's the difference?
reject | rejective |
To refuse to accept.
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(basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
Tending to reject.
* 1974 , Scott G McNall, The sociological perspective: introductory readings
As a verb reject
is to refuse to accept.As a noun reject
is something that is rejected.As an adjective rejective is
tending to reject.reject
English
(wikipedia reject)Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* (refuse to accept) decline, refuse, turn down, repudiate, disown, abnegate, abjure, denyAntonyms
* (refuse to accept) accept, take upSynonyms
* (something that is rejected) castaway * (an unpopular person) outcast, castaway, alienrejective
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Rejective or rebellious elements are inevitably involved, but their influence during the actual commission of delinquent acts is relatively small...