deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"

disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept

repudiate - refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

recuse - challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law

reprobate - reject (documents) as invalid

repudiate, renounce - cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

freeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

dishonor, dishonour - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"

bounce - refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"

object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

deprecate - express strong disapproval of; deplore

deter, discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

rebuff, snub, repel - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

freeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"