Deny

Verb

 * 1) To not allow.
 * I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
 * 1) To assert that something is not true.
 * I deny that I was at the party.

Adverbs for Deny
hotly; unequivocally; promptly; absolutely; bitterly; indignantly; effectively; peremptorily; stoutly; inhospitably; crossly; cravenly; unselfishly; strenuously; passionately; categorically; justly; vehemently; flatly; shamelessly; arrogantly; disarmingly; positively; naively.

Synonyms for Deny

 * refuse
 * gainsay, disclaim
 * contradict, oppose, disown, reject, repudiate, renounce, withhold.

Antonyms for Deny

 * allow
 * confirm,affirm, attest, admit
 * acknowledge, confess, reveal, concede, grant, agree, accede, assent.

Related terms

 * denial

Derived terms

 * deniability
 * denier

Thesaurus
abandon, abjure, abstain, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, assert the contrary, avoid, back down, back out, backwater, ban, bar, be contrary to, begrudge, belie, brush aside, call into question, challenge, chuck, chuck out, climb down, close the hand, confound, confute, constrain, contemn, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, crawfish out, cross, crush, curb, debar, decline, defeat, demolish, desert, despise, disaffirm, disallow, disapprove, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discount, discredit, disdain, dismiss, disown, dispose of, disprove, dispute, disregard, eat crow, eat humble pie, embargo, enjoin, eschew, except, exclude, exclude from, finish, floor, forbear, forbid, forgo, forsake, forswear, gag on, gainsay, grudge, hold back, ignore, impugn, inhibit, interdict, join issue upon, keep back, misbelieve, negate, negative, nonplus, not accept, not admit, not believe, not buy, not swallow, nullify, oppose, oppugn, outlaw, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry, pass by, pass up, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, push aside, put to silence, rebuff, rebut, recall, recant, reduce to silence, refrain, refuse, refuse to admit, refuse to consider, refuse to credit, refute, reject, renege, renounce, repel, repress, repudiate, repulse, restrain, retract, revoke, rule out, sacrifice, say no to, scout, settle, shove away, shun, shut out, shut up, silence, smash all opposition, spurn, squash, squelch, subvert, suppress, swallow, taboo, take back, take issue with, throw away, throw out, traverse, turn away, turn down, turn out, unbelieve, undermine, unsay, upset, waive, withdraw, withhold

Translations

 * Bulgarian: отказвам
 * Finnish:
 * German:, ,
 * Latin: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:


 * Russian: отказывать, отказать
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Arabic: (nafa)
 * Bulgarian:, опровергавам
 * Czech: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: הכחיש


 * Latin:
 * Lithuanian: neigti
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ; отвергать, отвергнуть
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Anagrams

 * dyne
 * E.D.N.Y.