Definitions and Examples of reject, abandon
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To refuse to accept or consider; to discard as useless or unsatisfactory.
Example
The company decided to reject the proposal due to its high cost.
To give up completely; to desert or forsake.
Example
The sailor was forced to abandon his ship after it started sinking.
Key Differences: reject vs abandon
- 1Reject implies a refusal to accept or consider something, while adopts implies a willingness to take on or embrace something.
- 2Abandon implies giving up completely, while adopts implies taking responsibility for something.
Effective Usage of reject, abandon
- 1In Personal Relationships: Use reject and abandon to describe situations where someone has been left behind or rejected by someone else.
- 2In Business: Use reject to describe situations where proposals, ideas, or products have been turned down. Use abandon to describe situations where projects or initiatives have been discontinued.
- 3In Animal Welfare: Use adopts to describe the process of taking in and caring for an animal. Use abandon to describe situations where animals have been left behind or neglected.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of adopts are reject and abandon. Use reject to describe situations where something has been refused or discarded, and use abandon to describe situations where something has been given up completely. These words can be used in personal relationships, business, and animal welfare contexts.
