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Defenition of the word deny

    • Defenition of the word deny

      • To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge.
      • To reject the truth or validity of something.
      • declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
      • refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
      • refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
      • restrain, esp. from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
      • refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"
      • refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
      • deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
      • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
      • refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students'' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"
      • declare untrue; contradict
      • refuse to accept or believe
      • refuse to recognize or acknowledge
      • refuse to let have
      • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
      • refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

    Synonyms for the word deny

      • disavow
      • disown
      • refuse
      • renounce
      • repudiate
      • traverse

    Hyponyms for the word deny

      • abnegate
      • disavow
      • disclaim
      • keep back
      • repudiate
      • withhold

    Hypernyms for the word deny

      • check
      • contain
      • contradict
      • contravene
      • control
      • curb
      • disavow
      • disown
      • hold
      • hold in
      • hold on
      • keep
      • keep back
      • moderate
      • negate
      • renounce
      • repudiate
      • withhold

    Antonyms for the word deny

      • acknowledge
      • admit
      • affirm
      • allow
      • grant

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