In transitive terms the difference between reject and rescind
is that reject is to refuse to accept while rescind is to repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
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
rescind
English
Verb
(
en verb)
To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
- The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it.
Synonyms
* annul
* cancel
* repeal
Related terms
* rescindable
* rescinder
* rescindment
* rescission
Anagrams
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