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denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /
NOUN
dismissal, refusal of belief in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disapproval rebuttal rejection repudiation retraction veto
STRONG
adjuration brush-off contradiction declination disavowal disclaimer disproof dissent forswearing nay negation negative nix nonacceptance prohibition protestation rebuff refutal refutation renouncement renunciation repulse turndown
WEAK
abstaining cold shoulder controversion disallowance dismissing gainsaying noncommittal refraining refusing rejecting renegement repudiating statement abnegation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allowance approval confirmation ratification sanction
STRONG
agreement permission
WEAK
affirmation avowal claim corroboration vouching

Example Sentences

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There’s also the personal pain of realizing that your husband’s “love” may not be as advertised, making it easier to live in denial.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

There’s so much shame and confusion on the part of the person who needs help, and sometimes there’s denial that anything bad is happening.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

There was no immediate confirmation or denial from Washington.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Called distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks, these were massive floods of junk internet data designed to knock websites offline by overwhelming the data pipes that connected them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There was nothing left to feed my denial.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama