DENIAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DENIAL?

Need another word that means the same as “denial”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “denial” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Denial” are: abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation, disaffirmation, defence, defense, demurrer, contradiction, counterstatement, refutation, rebuttal, repudiation, disclaimer, retraction, abjuration, refusal, withholding, withdrawal

Denial as a Noun

Definitions of "Denial" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “denial” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Refusal to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion or to admit it into consciousness, used as a defence mechanism.
• The action of denying something.
• A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.
• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts.
• The refusal of something requested or desired.
• A statement that something is not true.
• A defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts.
• Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others.
• Refusal to acknowledge someone as one's leader.
• The act of refusing to comply (as with a request.
• The act of asserting that something alleged is not true.

Synonyms of "Denial" as a noun (19 Words)

abjuration	A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.
abnegation	Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. Abnegation of the Holy Trinity.
contradiction	A statement that is necessarily false. The second sentence appears to be in flat contradiction of the first.
counterstatement	A statement asserting that evidence or an accusation is false. This proposal prompted a strong counterstatement.
defence	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies. Wire netting is the best defence against rabbits.
defense	An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack. A good boxer needs a good defense.
demurrer	A formal objection to an opponent’s pleadings. The headmaster was about to enter a stinging demurrer when the phone rang.
disaffirmation	The act of asserting that something alleged is not true.
disclaimer	A voluntary repudiation of a person’s legal claim to something. The novel carries a disclaimer about the characters bearing no relation to living persons.
rebuttal	The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument.
refusal	An expression of unwillingness to accept or grant an offer or request. Dollar Girl hit several fences and had a refusal.
refutation	The act of determining that something is false. Scientific theory is always tentative open to refutation.
repudiation	Refusal to fulfil or discharge an agreement, obligation, or debt. Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated.
retraction	The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back. The retraction of the landing gear.
self-abnegation	Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others.
self-denial	The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses.
self-renunciation	Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others.
withdrawal	The act of taking out money or other capital. The withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam.
withholding	Income tax withheld from employees’ wages and paid directly to the government by the employer. The withholding of consent to treatment.

Usage Examples of "Denial" as a noun

• I was an addict in denial.
• It resulted in a complete denial of his privileges.
• She shook her head in denial.
• The denial of insurance to people with certain medical conditions.
• His pious denials of responsibility.

Associations of "Denial" (30 Words)

abnegation	Self-denial. Abnegation of the Holy Trinity.
apophasis	Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned.
contradict	Be in contradiction with. The existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre.
controvert	Be resistant to. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results.
defense	A structure used to defend against attack. Defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem.
deniable	Capable of being denied or contradicted. The government did agree to play a limited and deniable role in the rebellion.
deny	Deny formally an allegation of fact by the opposing party in a legal suit. There was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream.
disallow	Refuse to declare valid. He was offside and the goal was disallowed.
disavow	Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket line violence.
disavowal	Denial of any connection with or knowledge of. His disavowal of his previous writings.
gainsay	Take exception to. None could gainsay her.
impugn	Attack as false or wrong. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother.
imputation	The assignment of a value to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes. The imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously.
inadmissible	Not deserving to be admitted. An inadmissible interference in the affairs of the Church.
interdict	Destroy by firepower, such as an enemy’s line of communication. Army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments.
no	Not at all to no extent. Have you no decency.
nullify	Make legally null and void; invalidate. Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training.
objection	(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. His view is open to objection.
perjure	Wilfully tell an untruth or make a misrepresentation under oath; commit perjury. She admitted that she had perjured herself.
rebut	Prove to be false or incorrect. But he their sharp assault right boldly did rebut.
rebuttal	(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder.
refusal	The act of refusing. An appeal against the refusal of a licence.
refuse	Refuse to accept. He was severely beaten when he refused.
refutable	Able to be refuted.
refutation	The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false. His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive.
refute	Prove that (someone) is wrong. These claims have not been convincingly refuted.
reject	Reject with contempt. Union negotiators rejected a 1 5 per cent pay award.
rejection	The state of being rejected. Rejection of the transplanted liver.
repudiate	Refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt. The parents repudiated their son.
repudiation	The exposure of falseness or pretensions. The repudiation of reformist policies.