bounce vs reject

reject vs bounce

bounce and reject both are nouns.

bounce and reject both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bounce	Yes	No	Yes	No
reject	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reject is a hypernym of bounce; that is, reject is a word with a broader meaning than bounce:

bounce: refuse to accept and send back
reject: not accept as true

Other hypernyms of bounce include decline, pass up, refuse, turn down.

bounce (noun)	reject (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce (verb)	reject (verb)
eject from the premises	not accept something given or offered
hit something so that it bounces	dismiss from consideration or a contest
spring back; spring away from an impact	deem wrong or inappropriate
leap suddenly	reject with contempt
move up and down repeatedly	not accept as true
come back after being refused	refuse entrance or membership
refuse to accept and send back	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

Difference between bounce and reject

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