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| Main Entry: | rejected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rebuffed |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, deserted, dropped, forsaken, jilted, refused, returned, denied, shunned |
| Main Entry: | reject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say no to |
| Synonyms: | burn*, cashier*, cast off, chuck, decline, deny, despise, disallow, disbelieve, discard, discount, discredit, disdain, dismiss, eliminate, exclude*, jettison, jilt, kill*, nix*, pass by, put down, rebuff, refuse, renounce, repel, reprobate, repudiate, repulse, scoff, scorn, scout, scrap, second, shed, shun, spurn, throw away, throw out, turn down, veto, cast aside, cast out, give thumbs down to, not buy, pass on, pass up, shoot down*, slough |
| Antonyms: | accept, allow, approve, choose, ratify, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lovelorn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unloved |
| Synonyms: | bereft, dejected, forsaken, jilted, loveless, lovesick, rejected, crossed in love, spurned |
| Main Entry: | undesirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offensive, unacceptable |
| Synonyms: | abominable, annoying, bothersome, defective, disagreeable, distasteful, icky, inadmissible, inconvenient, inexpedient, insufferable, loathsome, objectionable, obnoxious, outcast, rejected, repellent, repugnant, troublesome, unattractive, unpopular, unsatisfactory, unsavory, unsought, unsuitable, unwanted, unwelcome, useless, disliked, displeasing, dreaded, incommodious, loathed, out of place, scorned, shunned, to be avoided, unlikable, unpleasing, unwished for |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, appealing, desirable, pleasing, savory |
| Main Entry: | uninvited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwanted |
| Synonyms: | inadmissible, rejected, shut out, unasked, unpopular, unsolicited, unwelcome, blackballed, excluded, left out in the cold, not in the picture, not wanted, undesired |
| Main Entry: | unpopular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not liked or sought after |
| Synonyms: | creepy*, drip*, dumpy*, gross*, loser*, lousy, obnoxious, ostracized, out, rejected, unattractive, undesirable, unloved, unwanted, unwelcome, weird, abhorred, avoided, despised, detested, disesteemed, disfavored, disliked, execrated, loathed, nerdy, out of favor, scorned, shunned, unaccepted, uncared for, unvalued, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | delightful, desirable, fashionable, liked, popular, wanted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unwelcome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not wanted, desired |
| Synonyms: | disagreeable, distasteful, ill-favored, inadmissible, lousy, objectionable, obnoxious, rejected, repellent, shut out, thankless, unacceptable, unasked, undesirable, uninvited, unpleasant, unpopular, unsought, unwanted, blackballed, displeasing, exceptionable, excess baggage, excluded, left out in cold, not in the picture, unwished-for |
| Antonyms: | desirable, wanted, welcome |
| Main Entry: | maligned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reviled |
| Synonyms: | rejected, abused, scorned |
| Main Entry: | refused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | declined |
| Synonyms: | banned, dismissed, forbidden, forsaken, prohibited, rejected, repudiated, vetoed, blocked, denied, disavowed, disowned, rebuffed, repelled, spurned, turned down |
| Antonyms: | permitted, allowed, consented to |
| Main Entry: | unheeded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disregarded |
| Synonyms: | discarded, neglected, overlooked, rejected, unnoticed, disobeyed, ignored, slighted, unconsidered, unnoted, unobserved |
| Antonyms: | considered, noticed, contemplated, heeded, regarded, thought-out |
| Main Entry: | unwanted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undesired |
| Synonyms: | rejected, undesirable, unsought |
| Antonyms: | desirable, wanted, desired |
| Main Entry: | abandoned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | left alone, deserted |
| Synonyms: | alone, deserted, discarded, dissipated, dropped, empty, forgotten, forsaken, godforsaken*, jilted, left, neglected, outcast, rejected, unoccupied, vacant, cast aside, cast away, dumped, eighty-sixed, eliminated, given up, left in the cold, left in the lurch, on the rocks, passed up, pigeon-holed, relinquished, shunned, side-tracked, sidelined, vacated |
| Antonyms: | defended, supported, adopted, cherished, maintained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lonely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeling friendless, forlorn |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, alone, apart, deserted, desolate, destitute, disconsolate, down, empty, forsaken, godforsaken, homeless, isolated, left, lone, lonesome, outcast, reclusive, rejected, secluded, single, solitary, unattended, withdrawn, by oneself, comfortless, companionless, estranged, renounced, troglodytic, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial |
| Notes: | lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship, while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad |
| Antonyms: | loved, befriended, unlonely |
| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave in troubled state |
| Synonyms: | back out, desert, disown, forsake, jilt, leave, quit, reject, renounce, throw over*, walk out on, leave behind |
| Antonyms: | adopt, assert, favor, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abnegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | renounce |
| Synonyms: | abstain, decline, forbear, forgo, refrain, reject, give up |
| Main Entry: | abrogate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | formally put an end to |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, annul, cancel, dissolve, do in*, end, invalidate, knock out*, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub*, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, finish off*, torpedo* |
| Antonyms: | approve, establish, fix, institute, legalize, ratify, sanction, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
| Synonyms: | ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend, freeze out, keep out |
| Antonyms: | advocate, allow, open, permit |
| Main Entry: | blackball |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from group |
| Synonyms: | ban, blacklist, debar, exclude, ostracize, oust, reject, repudiate, snub, veto |
| Main Entry: | blacklist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban |
| Synonyms: | banish, bar, blackball, boycott, debar, exclude, expel, hit list*, ostracize, preclude, proscribe, reject, repudiate, snub, thumbs down, put on hit list, vote against |
| Antonyms: | accept, allow, permit, welcome, ask in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boycott |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban; refrain from using |
| Synonyms: | avoid, bar, blackball*, blacklist, brush off, cut off, embargo, exclude, ostracize, outlaw, pass by*, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, shut out*, snub, spurn, strike, hold aloof from, ice out, pass up, withhold patronage |
| Antonyms: | buy, encourage, support, use |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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