Synonyms of denying

denying

verb

present participle of deny

1

as in refuting

to declare not to be true

the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuting
• rejecting
• contradicting
• disallowing
• negating
• disavowing
• disclaiming
• repudiating
• disputing
• disowning
• disconfirming
• disaffirming
• challenging
• traversing
• gainsaying
• disproving
• negativing
• rebutting
• confuting
• disagreeing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acknowledging
• admitting
• allowing
• confirming
• owning
• accepting
• conceding
• adopting
• claiming
• embracing
• maintaining
• asserting
• declaring
• affirming
• submitting
• announcing
• avowing
• professing
• verifying
• espousing
• validating
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

2

as in refusing

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

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• withholding
• disallowing
• forbidding
• disapproving
• prohibiting
• restricting
• keeping
• vetoing
• reprobating
• nixing
• proscribing
• banning
• negativing
• enjoining
• restraining
• checking
• holding
• curbing
• hindering
• impeding
• constraining
• repressing
• obstructing
• repelling
• spurning
• rebuffing
• balking (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• granting
• letting
• providing
• permitting
• allowing
• conceding
• giving
• supplying
• affording
• furnishing
• authorizing
• licensing
• acquiescing
• according
• warranting
• commissioning
• agreeing (to)
• OK'ing
• sanctioning
• consenting (to)
• assenting (to)
• acceding (to)
• vouchsafing

3

as in rejecting

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

• refusing
• refuting
• rejecting
• disavowing
• criticizing
• disowning
• disclaiming
• repudiating
• questioning
• contradicting
• disallowing
• challenging
• disproving
• negating
• renouncing
• retracting
• disputing
• washing one's hands of
• rebutting
• confuting
• gainsaying
• abdicating
• recanting
• negativing
• abjuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• claiming
• recognizing
• acknowledging
• owning
• granting
• accepting
• adopting
• embracing
• admitting
• maintaining
• asserting
• conceding
• affirming
• declaring
• submitting
• announcing
• avowing
• confirming
• espousing
• verifying
• confessing
• professing
• validating
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of denying

Before the documentary was released, Brand posted a video online denying the allegations. — News Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The criminal complaint accuses them of lying to lawmakers in 2023 by denying contemporaneous knowledge of the Biden laptop or participating in internal FBI conversations about it. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Their comments came as attorneys also report ICE has recently transferred people detained in the Central Valley to Texas after denying them visits with legal counsel in Kern County, California. — Erik Galicia, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

In January, the Department of Justice issued a statement denying accusations in the documents. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

The White House has been denying the network its usual slots in the video pool covering the president’s activities and travel, and CNN has threatened further action. — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

There’s no denying Jennifer Lopez can glam it up like nobody’s business. — Instyle Editors, InStyle, 24 Oct. 2026

Her husband, Conor, has gone on the record denying any involvement in her death. — Kelsie Cairns , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

And in 2022, the great Netflix correction saw the company jump into advertising after years of denying it would as a way to counteract the narrative about its then-stagnating subscriber growth. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026