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The synonyms of “Denies” are: traverse, abnegate, refuse
Denies as a Verb
Definitions of "Denies" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “denies” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit.
- Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.
- Refuse to recognize or acknowledge.
- Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request.
- Refuse to accept or believe.
- Refuse to let have.
- Declare untrue; contradict.
Synonyms of "Denies" as a verb (3 Words)
abnegate | Surrender (power or a position. They abnegated their gods. |
refuse | Refuse to let have. The car refused to start. |
traverse | Travel across or through. He would traverse a number of subjects and disciplines. |
Associations of "Denies" (30 Words)
abnegation | Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. People are capable of abnegation and unselfishness. |
apophasis | Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned. |
contradict | Be in contradiction with. The survey appears to contradict the industry s claims. |
controvert | Argue about (something. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results. |
denial | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts. His pious denials of responsibility. |
disallow | Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed. |
disavow | Deny any responsibility or support for. The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket line violence. |
disavowal | The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation. His disavowal of his previous writings. |
disclaim | Make a disclaimer about. He disclaimed any responsibility. |
disown | Cast off. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage. |
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. |
inadmissible | (especially of evidence in court) not accepted as valid. He held that such evidence was inadmissible. |
interdict | Intercept and prevent the movement of (a prohibited commodity or person. Army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments. |
negate | Make ineffective; nullify. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. |
no | Not at all to no extent. I ll get you there in no time. |
nullify | Show to be invalid. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. |
objection | 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. His view is open to objection. |
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. |
recant | Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun. |
refusal | An instance of a horse stopping short or running aside at a jump. He became tired of his friend s refusal to see him. |
refuse | Refuse to accept. He refused my offer of hospitality. |
refutation | Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something. Scientific theory is always tentative open to refutation. |
refute | Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. The speaker refuted his opponent s arguments. |
reject | Reject with contempt. Union negotiators rejected a 1 5 per cent pay award. |
renounce | Turn away from; give up. He renounced alcohol completely. |
repudiate | (in the past or in non-Christian religions) disown or divorce (one’s wife. She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders. |
repudiation | The exposure of falseness or pretensions. A repudiation of left wing political ideas. |
veto | A rejection by right of veto. His veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying. |