deny

[dih-nahy] / dɪˈnaɪ /

VERB

disagree, renounce, decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban call on contradict oppose rebuff refuse refute reject revoke turn down withhold

STRONG

abjure abnegate begrudge contravene controvert curb disallow disavow disbelieve discard disclaim discredit disown disprove doubt eschew exclude forbid forgo forsake gainsay negate negative nullify rebut recant repudiate restrain sacrifice spurn taboo veto

WEAK

disacknowledge enjoin from hold back keep back not buy say no to take exception to turn thumbs down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accept allow approve ratify sanction support

STRONG

acknowledge admit agree aid assist believe claim concur credit embrace help keep permit trust validate welcome

WEAK

accede affirm concede confess corroborate go along grant

Example Sentences

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Michael: I definitely want to stay up, but I can't deny that two trips to Wembley and the opportunity of seeing us score a goal there would be very special and memorable.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s essentially three things: deceive, disrupt, and deny.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Others on Wall Street don’t deny the existence of a bubble, but argue it remains intact for now.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

But she couldn’t deny the smell that she had caught right before they’d jumped into DEIGN.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

deny

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