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

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

The synonyms of “Deny” are: traverse, abnegate, refuse, contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare untrue, dissent from, disagree with, challenge, contest, oppose, turn down, reject, rebuff, repulse, decline, veto, dismiss

Deny as a Verb

Definitions of "Deny" as a verb

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

• Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.
• Declare untrue; contradict.
• Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request.
• Refuse to give (something requested or desired) to (someone.
• Refuse to accept or believe.
• Refuse to let have.
• Refuse to let oneself have something that one desires.
• Refuse to recognize or acknowledge.
• State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
• Refuse to admit the truth of (a concept or proposition that is supported by the majority of scientific or historical evidence.
• Refuse access to (someone.
• Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit.

Synonyms of "Deny" as a verb (19 Words)

abnegate	Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure. They abnegated their gods.
challenge	Issue a challenge to. The mice were challenged with the influenza virus.
contest	Take part in (a competition or election. The former chairman contests his dismissal.
contradict	Be in contradiction with. He did not contradict what he said last week.
declare untrue	Proclaim one’s support, sympathy, or opinion for or against.
decline	Grow smaller. The sun began to creep round to the west and to decline.
disagree with	Be of different opinions.
dismiss	Deliberately cease to think about. He told his company to dismiss.
dissent from	Express opposition through action or words.
gainsay	Speak against or oppose (someone. None could gainsay her.
oppose	Act against or in opposition to. We oppose the ban on abortion.
rebuff	Force or drive back. Rebuff the attack.
refuse	Refuse to let have. The old lady was refused admission to four hospitals.
reject	Reject with contempt. His body could begin to reject the implanted heart.
repudiate	Cast off. Breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract.
repulse	Cause to feel intense distaste and aversion. She left feeling hurt because she had been repulsed.
traverse	Extend across or through. He traversed the forest.
turn down	Channel one’s attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something.
veto	Exercise a veto against a decision or proposal. The president vetoed the bill.

Usage Examples of "Deny" as a verb

• The servants are ordered to deny him.
• There was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream.
• An anti-environmentalist campaign group that denies climate change.
• Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy.
• The inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources.

Associations of "Deny" (30 Words)

abnegation	Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. Abnegation of political power.
apophasis	Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned.
contradict	Be in contradiction with. He did not contradict what he said last week.
controvert	Prove to be false or incorrect. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results.
denial	Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. It resulted in a complete denial of his privileges.
disallow	Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed.
disavow	Deny any responsibility or support for. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children.
disavowal	The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation. His disavowal of his previous writings.
disclaim	Make a disclaimer about. The earl disclaimed his title.
disown	Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage.
gainsay	Speak against or oppose (someone. 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. Society will never interdict sex.
negate	Make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.
no	Quantifier used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of. His no was loud and clear.
nullify	Make legally null and void; invalidate. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
objection	The speech act of objecting. His view is open to objection.
rebut	Claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false. He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends.
rebuttal	The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument.
recant	Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical. Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun.
refusal	A message refusing to accept something that is offered. An appeal against the refusal of a licence.
refuse	Refuse entrance or membership. I refused to answer.
refutation	Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something. He fails to give a clear refutation of the argument.
refute	Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof. His voice challenging his audience to rise and refute him.
reject	Reject with contempt. Some of the team s rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships.
renounce	Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. They renounced the armed struggle.
repudiate	Cast off. The woman repudiated the divorce settlement.
repudiation	Denial of the truth or validity of something. Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated.
veto	Exercise a veto against a decision or proposal. Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the Act.