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deny

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of deny

1 to declare not to be true

the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing

Synonyms of deny

contradict, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, reject, repudiate

Words Related to deny

challenge, confute, disprove, rebut

disagree (with), dispute

Near Antonyms of deny

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse

affirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submit

authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify

Antonyms of deny

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

2 to be unwilling to grant

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

Synonyms of deny

decline, disallow, disapprove, negative, nix, refuse, reject, reprobate, withhold

Words Related to deny

ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto

rebuff, repel, spurn

check, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrict

balk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct

Near Antonyms of deny

afford, furnish, give, provide, supply

authorize, commission, license (also licence)

accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), warrant

accord, sanction, vouchsafe

Antonyms of deny

allow, concede, grant, let, OK (or okay), permit

3 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 of deny

disavow, disclaim, disown, repudiate

Words Related to deny

contradict, disallow, gainsay, negate, negative, refuse, reject

challenge, confute, criticize, disprove, rebut, refute

dispute, question

abdicate, abjure, recant, renounce, retract

Phrases Synonymous with deny

wash one's hands of

Near Antonyms of deny

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse

admit, concede, confess, grant

affirm, announce, assert, aver, declare, maintain, profess, submit

authenticate, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify

Antonyms of deny

acknowledge, avow, claim, own, recognize

Synonym Discussion of deny

deny, gainsay, contradict, contravene mean to refuse to accept as true or valid. deny implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of.

- denied the charges

gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said.

- no one can gainsay her claims

contradict implies an open or flat denial.

- her account contradicts his

contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility.

- laws that contravene tradition

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