rejectors
People who refuse
Rejectors are people who reject something—refusing to accept, believe, or approve.
The word implies active dismissal rather than mere indifference: The rejectors of the peace deal wanted harsher terms.
In medical contexts, rejectors are patients whose bodies reject transplanted organs or tissue.
Those who vet applicants
- admissionsActs of letting in
- curatorsCollection caretakers
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- selectorsThings that pick
evaluators · recruiters · moderators · assessors · reviewers · vetters · arbiters · censors
Decrease or refuse
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- turndownAct of declining
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
dismissal · nix · thumbs-down · denial · repudiation · nonacceptance · disallowance · renunciation
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- banishmentForced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- blacklistingFormally marking for rejection
marginalization · excommunication · boycott · disownment · snubbing · cold-shouldering · alienation · outcasting
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
sexism · ageism · homophobia · xenophobia · favoritism · ethnocentrism · casteism · misogyny
screeners
Those who vet applicants
- admissionsActs of letting in
- curatorsCollection caretakers
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
selectors · evaluators · recruiters · moderators · assessors · reviewers · vetters · arbiters · censors · filters
decline
Decrease or refuse
spurning · dismissal · nix · thumbs-down · denial · repudiation · nonacceptance · disallowance · renunciation · brush-off
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- banishmentForced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
blacklisting · marginalization · excommunication · boycott · disownment · snubbing · cold-shouldering · alienation · outcasting · barring
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
racism · sexism · ageism · homophobia · xenophobia · favoritism · ethnocentrism · casteism · misogyny · ableism