SELF-DENIALS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

self-denials

noun

plural of self-denial

as in refusals

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired dieting is an endless exercise in self-denial

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Despite president Florentino Perez and general manager Jose Angel Sanchez’s refusals to sign him in recent months, this change of heart among Madrid’s key figures was something the supporters had been calling for.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The models were tested with reduced cyber refusals, allowing researchers to measure their maximum capabilities without the production safeguards normally designed to block high-risk cyber activity.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of refusals

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State law requires housing providers to justify such denials by identifying a connection between the crime and the applicant’s suitability as a tenant.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Many families face significant barriers to obtaining testing, including long waitlists, limited access to genetics specialists, insurance denials and uncertainty about which tests to order and when.

— Eliza Goldwasser, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

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