rejectionist
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8.2
- adjective
- /rɪˈdʒɛkʃənɪst/
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rechazante
- Examples of unacceptable and rejectionist behavior from history can be studied alongside contemporary examples in middle school exploratory programs and in the regular curriculum.
- rejectionist front
- rejectionist groups
Examples
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As the rise of rejectionist political movements reminds us, deferring answers will not likely solve the problem.
Academic text (1995) -
An especially controversial part of this strategy is Iran's support for Syria, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hamas -- the rejectionist front in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Academic text (2009) -
In response to Calfri, the problem lies in Hamas' rejectionist stance.
Blog text (9) -
Making a peace deal more attractive to the Palestinians and bringing rejectionist political groups into the process would help address Israel's concerns about future relations between the two states.
Academic text (2009) -
Domestic American politics remains relevant, although in ways largely consistent with long-standing policies more or less supportive of Israel and the peace process and hostile to rejectionist regimes.
Academic text (1998) -
But in this instance, those like-minded Palestinians, of whom there were many, coming from all the national (as opposed to religious) political groups, including the most rejectionist, did not hesitate to join the debate.
Academic text (1991) -
A sense of denial has been built into the process over time, such that the expression of "pessimism," regardless of the actual situation in the occupied territories, is interpreted as a rejectionist ideological position rather than an objective conclusion.
Academic text (1994) -
There are many Muslim communities, each with its own unique approaches—some entirely rejectionist, unfortunately—to nation-building and democracy.
Academic text (2008) -
Subsequent events would demonstrate that Israel's rejectionist opponents saw a linkage between their embrace of violence and Israeli concessions in both Palestinian areas and in Lebanon.
Academic text (2007) -
The rejectionist stance taken by some political leaders makes it difficult to achieve peace in the region.
Synonyms
306
4.4
A person who does not want big changes and likes traditional values
28
7.0
A person who often says that plans or ideas will not work
22
7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
22
8.2
A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose
17
8.2
A person who often disagrees with what most people think, for example by buying stocks when others sell
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8.6
A person who wants society to go back to how it was and opposes change
2
4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
1
6.7
A person who does not do, accept, or agree to something
1
7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
1
4.0
A person who refuses to accept an idea or plan
1
5.7
A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted
A person who opposes changes in politics or society
A person who does not like change and new ideas
A person who says no to an invitation or offer
A person who always refuses requests and acts against suggestions
Antonyms
How Willing
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1.0
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3.7
247
3.5
5
6.6
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8.2
14
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rejectionist comes from the word reject, which breaks into re- 'back' and ject 'throw'. So being rejectionist is like 'throwing back' ideas, meaning a person or group that refuses to accept changes or agreements.