Entry Word: deny

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to declare not to be true <the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing>

Synonyms contradict, disallow, disavow, disclaim, gainsay, negate, negative, reject, repudiate

Related Words disown, renounce; challenge, confute, disprove, rebut, refute; disagree (with), dispute

Near Antonyms accept, adopt, embrace, espouse; affirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submit; authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify

Antonyms acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own

2 to be unwilling to grant <he denied access to the top secret files to the nosy reporters>

Synonyms decline, disallow, refuse, reject, withhold

Related Words rebuff, repel, spurn; check, constrain, hold, keep, restrain, restrict

Near Antonyms afford, furnish, give, provide, supply

Antonyms allow, concede, grant, let, permit