Synonyms of denied

denied 1 of 2

adjective

as in refused

Related Words

• refused
• rejected
• disallowed
• vetoed
• suppressed
• objectionable
• repressed
• unacceptable
• prohibited
• unbearable
• forbidden
• unendurable
• outlawed
• barred
• intolerable
• impermissible
• proscribed
• banned
• inadmissible
• interdicted
• verboten

Dissimilar Words

• admissible
• allowable
• permissible
• acceptable
• permitted
• endorsed
• authorized
• certified
• tolerable
• licensed
• accredited
• OK
• bearable
• endurable
• sanctioned
• allowed
• warranted

denied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of deny

1

as in rejected

to declare not to be true

the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejected
• refuted
• contradicted
• disallowed
• disavowed
• disowned
• disclaimed
• negated
• repudiated
• disputed
• gainsaid
• challenged
• disaffirmed
• traversed
• disconfirmed
• negatived
• disproved
• rebutted
• disagreed (with)
• confuted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• admitted
• confirmed
• allowed
• owned
• acknowledged
• conceded
• accepted
• adopted
• claimed
• submitted
• announced
• affirmed
• declared
• embraced
• asserted
• maintained
• avowed
• verified
• espoused
• averred
• professed
• corroborated
• validated
• substantiated
• authenticated

2

as in declined

to be unwilling to grant

the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• withheld
• disallowed
• disapproved
• forbade
• vetoed
• prohibited
• restricted
• nixed
• kept
• reprobated
• banned
• rebuffed
• spurned
• negatived
• proscribed
• enjoined
• restrained
• checked
• held
• repelled
• constrained
• hindered
• impeded
• curbed
• obstructed
• repressed
• balked (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• granted
• provided
• permitted
• allowed
• conceded
• let
• afforded
• gave
• supplied
• furnished
• authorized
• licensed
• agreed (to)
• commissioned
• acquiesced
• warranted
• sanctioned
• consented (to)
• accorded
• OK'd
• acceded (to)
• assented (to)
• vouchsafed

3

as in refuted

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility

in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refused
• refuted
• rejected
• disavowed
• disowned
• criticized
• disclaimed
• repudiated
• questioned
• challenged
• contradicted
• disallowed
• gainsaid
• renounced
• retracted
• washed one's hands of
• disproved
• disputed
• rebutted
• negated
• confuted
• recanted
• abdicated
• abjured
• negatived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recognized
• claimed
• owned
• acknowledged
• adopted
• accepted
• granted
• admitted
• submitted
• embraced
• conceded
• announced
• affirmed
• confessed
• declared
• asserted
• maintained
• confirmed
• avowed
• espoused
• verified
• averred
• professed
• corroborated
• validated
• authenticated
• substantiated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denied

Verb

That group, early on, looked for equity in the pages of the Arkansas Gazette's society section, urging the publication to feature Black brides, who had previously been denied photos on the section front. — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

The fundraising push came nearly two weeks after a judge denied Anthony’s request for a new trial. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

On September 2, Thornton’s lawyer spoke with TMZ and denied any wrongdoing. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2026

Both denied having anything to do with Erica’s disappearance. — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

The vice president, who has denied the allegations, showed a court order lifting the arrest warrant issued by the court Friday and said her lawyers instructed her to keep a copy on hand. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

And yet Belichick was denied the honor of being a first-year inductee. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

The Attorney General’s Office could not be reached for comment on why the grant was denied. — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026

Lozano has denied the charges through her attorneys, but agreed to resign from the practice of law in lieu of discipline by the Washington State Bar Assn. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026