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

Opposition activists have accused Venezuela's government of blocking Machado's return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Opposition activists have accused Venezuela’s government of blocking Machado’s return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities. — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Multiple news outlets reported that diapers and baby clothes had allegedly been stolen from the store, but Vellesiya denied the claims. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

But the other Sullivan has said the decision to run was his own and denied his candidacy was intended to confuse voters or siphon votes in Republican Sullivan's tight race against Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman. — Willem Marx, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

The woman denied making the call and having that conversation, according to what Kramer told Fox News Digital. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Serhiy Sternenko, a former Ukrainian Ministry of Defense adviser, also denied Musk’s claims. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Mills has denied the allegations and recently lost a Republican primary. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

In a 2024 interview with TIME, Netanyahu denied making the statement, insisting that the payments were meant to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026