Deny

/dɪˈnaɪ/

Synonyms for "deny" (294 found)

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Closest matches (59)

Verb(13 words)

refuse abnegate abnegates abnegating begrudged begrudges blackballed blacklisted contradicted contradicts controverted controverting controverts

abandon abjure abstain answeranswer conclusivelyargue downassert the contraryavoid backback downback outbackwater ban barbe contrary tobegrudge belie blockbrush asidecall into question

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cancel challenge choke chuckchuck outclimb downclose the handconfound confute constrain contemn contest contradict contravene controvert countercrawfish outcross crush

Noun(7 words)

bereaving blackball blackballs blacklist blockscontradicted resultcontradicted study

Strong matches (88)

curb debar decline defeat demolish deprive desert despise destroy disaffirm disallow disapprove disavow disbelieve discard disclaim discount discredit disdain dismiss

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disowndispose ofdisprove dispute disregardeat croweat humble pieembargo enjoin eschew except excludeexclude fromfalsify finish floor forbear forbid forgo forsake forsweargag ongainsay grudge holdhold backignore

Verb(27 words)

debar deprive deprived deprives depriving disable disallow disallows disapproved disapproves disapproving disavowed disavows disbelieving disclaimed disclaims disenfranchised disenfranchises disinheritsdismiss a proposal

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dismiss findingsdisoblige disprove excluded forbade gainsaid gainsays

Noun(11 words)

denying disallowing disavowing disbarring discards disclaiming discountenanceexcluding temperature factorgainsaying grudgesignore the facts

Adjective(3 words)

disallowed disobliged grudging

Related words (147)

impugn inhibit interdictjoin issue uponkeepkeep backlaugh misbelieve negate negative nonplusnot acceptnot admitnot believenot buynot swallownullify oppose oppugn outlaw

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overthrow overturn overwhelm parrypass bypass uppreclude prevent prohibit proscribe protest pushpush asideput to silencerebuff rebut recall recantreduce to silencerefrain refuserefuse to admitrefuse to considerrefuse to creditrefute reject renege renounce repel repress repudiate repulse resist restrain retract revokerule outsacrificesay no toscout settleshove awayshunshut outshut upsilencesmash all oppositionspurn squash squelch subvert suppress swallow tabootake backtake issue withthrow awaythrow outtraverse turnturn awayturn downturn outunbelieve undermine unsay upset veto waive withdraw withhold

Noun(26 words)

is notitalian negarelimit accessnaysaying neg negating negativing nixed nixes nonsupportopposing forcerebato rebuttingrefusal to complyrejected materialrestrict datarobbingsilence a rumorsnubbing spites

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thou art notvetoveto powervetoeswere exclusivewithholding

Verb(28 words)

mortifies negated negates overrule overruled preventedrefuse paymentrefused refuses refuted refutes reject rejected repudiated repudiates restrictrestrict privilegesrestricts rob robs

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shooed spurned traverse withheld withholdwithhold the capitalwithhold waterwithholds

Adjective(2 words)

mortifying unsupported

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More general

27 entries

assertion authorization check claim consent contain contradict contravene control curb decision disavow disown exclusion holdhold in

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More specific

9 entries

admission denialdenial disclaim disproveentry denialmembership denialrefusal refute withholding

Collocations

6 entries

deny accessdeny admissiondeny allegationsdeny claimsdeny entrydeny responsibility

Inflections

3 entries

denied denies denying

Derivations

5 entries

deniability deniable deniably denial denier

Antonyms

2 entries

admit allow

similar

2 entries

abnegate refuse

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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Do you deny that you went there?

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It is no use your trying to deny it.

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We should deny our children things too sweet.

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No one can deny the fact that there is no smoke without fire.

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