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Deny

verb
/dɪˈnaɪ/
Word Frequency: 15.3

Definitions

1.verbTo disallow or reject.
"I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied."
2.verbTo assert that something is not true.
"Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it."
3.verb(ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
"My father denied me a good education."
4.verbTo take something away from someone; to deprive of.
5.verbTo prevent from scoring.
6.verbTo disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
7.verbTo refuse (to do or accept something).

Synonyms

contradictdisclaimgainsayrefutewithsayrefusetraversedisallowrepudiatedisavowaldisavowreject

Antonyms

affirmconfirmallow

Rhymes With

wryexemplifyrectifyhighlieapplyfortifyawry
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