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deny
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DENY
1
to declare not to be true <the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing>
Synonyms contradict, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, reject, repudiate
2
to be unwilling to grant <the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know>
Related Words ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto; rebuff, repel, spurn; check, constrain, curb, hold, keep, repress, restrain, restrict; balk (at), hinder, impede, obstruct
3
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility <in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature>
Related Words contradict, disallow, gainsay, negate, negative, refuse, reject; challenge, confute, criticize, disprove, rebut, refute; dispute, question; abdicate, abjure, recant, renounce, retract
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