拒絶|きょぜつkyozetsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrefusal; rejection
   彼かれの返答へんとうは拒絶きょぜつも同然どうぜんだ。↗

   His answer amounts to a refusal.

• Synonym拒否きょひNeutralRefusal or veto, as in 「要求を拒否する」; common in written prose. 「拒絶」 is more absolute and also covers the medical 「拒絶反応」.
• Synonym断りことわりNeutralA noun for refusing or giving advance notice, as in 「お断りの電話」; leans toward politely informing someone in advance.
• Synonym辞退じたいNeutralWritten style, for solemnly declining an award or candidacy, as in 「受賞を辞退する」; leans toward modest self-restraint.
• Synonym断ることわるNeutralThe most common word for refusing in everyday speech; softer than 「拒絶」 and does not necessarily shut the door completely.
• Synonymお断りおことわりFormalFormal, for politely declining, as in 「入店お断り」; typical wording of notices and signs.
• Synonym謝絶しゃぜつWrittenWritten style, for politely turning people away, as in 「面会謝絶」; typical of notices.
• Synonym不承諾ふしょうだくFormalFormal, for not agreeing or not granting consent; leans toward procedural and official documents.
• Synonym拝辞はいじFormalFormal humble language for politely declining; rare in modern usage.
• Related拒むこばむNeutralWritten style, for refusing or blocking entry, as in 「入国を拒む」; leans toward resisting.
• Related辞すじすWrittenWritten style; the godan form of 「辞する」 with the same meaning — taking leave, resigning, or declining.
• Related否決ひけつNeutralWritten style, for voting down a proposal; leans to meeting procedure, while 「拒絶」 is refusing a request itself.
• Related遠慮えんりょNeutralPolitely declining or holding back, as in 「遠慮します」; soft and indirect, where 「拒絶」 is flat and decisive.
• RelatedはねつけるNeutralColloquial, for flatly turning something down, as in 「要求をはねつける」; carries a dismissive, scornful tone.
• Related退けるしりぞけるNeutralWritten style, for rejecting or driving back, as in 「提案を退ける」「敵を退ける」; leans toward pushing the other side away.
• Related突っぱねるつっぱねるNeutralColloquial, for forcefully pushing an offer back, as in 「申し出を突っぱねる」; a hard, blunt tone.
• Related否むいなむWrittenWritten style, for refusing or denying; mostly seen in 「否めない」.
• Related拒否るきょひるCasualSlang for refusing; a young people's word with a casual, offhand feel.
• Related肘鉄砲ひじでっぽうNeutralColloquial, for coldly rebuffing a romantic advance, as in 「肘鉄砲を食わせる」; mainly in matters of love.
• Related辞するじするWrittenWritten style, for taking one's leave, resigning, or declining, as in 「職を辞する」; solemn in tone.
• Antonym受諾じゅだくNeutralAntonym. Written style, for accepting a proposal; the opposite of 「拒絶」's flat refusal.
• Antonym承諾しょうだくFormalAntonym. Formal, for consenting to another person's request; the opposite of 「拒絶」.
• Antonym許可きょかNeutralAntonym. Granting someone permission to do something; the opposite of 「拒絶」 as refusal of a request.
• Antonym容認ようにんNeutralAntonym. Written style, for allowing or accepting the other side's demands or proposals; the opposite of 「拒絶」.

For a flat, decisive refusal — firmly turning something down and refusing to accept it — use 「拒絶」, as in 「拒絶反応」「申し出を拒絶する」. For refusals in general, say 「断る」 or 「拒否」; to decline politely, 「遠慮」. The opposites are 「承諾」 and 「受諾」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 相手あいての要求ようきゅうや希望きぼうをきっぱりと断ことわること。受け付うけつけないこと。
2. 生体せいたいが、異物いぶつとみなしたものの受容じゅようを阻止そししようとすること。拒絶きょぜつ反応はんのう。