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snub vs reject

reject vs snub

snub and reject both are nouns.

snub is an adjective but reject is not an adjective.

snub and reject both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snub Yes Yes Yes No
reject Yes No Yes No
As verbs, reject is a hypernym of snub; that is, reject is a word with a broader meaning than snub:
  • snub: reject outright and bluntly
  • reject: reject with contempt
Other hypernyms of snub include disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, scorn, spurn, turn down.
snub (noun) reject (noun)
a refusal to recognize someone you know the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
an instance of driving away or warding off
snub (adjective) reject (adjective)
unusually short
snub (verb) reject (verb)
reject outright and bluntly not accept something given or offered
refuse to acknowledge dismiss from consideration or a contest
deem wrong or inappropriate
reject with contempt
not accept as true
refuse entrance or membership
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Difference between snub and reject

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