DENIES Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

denies

verb

present tense third-person singular of deny

as in refutes

to declare not to be true the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing

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as in refuses

to be unwilling to grant the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know

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as in rejects

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature

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Recent Examples of denies In the lawsuit, Kupsh acknowledges attending most of the demonstrations but denies being a ringleader, blocking anyone from campus walkways or refusing orders. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Meta denies these claims, asserting human decisions guide workforce management. — Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Sky denies that Northrop ever concurred with Kavanagh’s concerns. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 Hyper-scale data centers often demand new natural-gas power plants and transmission lines, and Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission approves or denies permits for such developments, with no requirement for input from local communities. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 The settlement does not provide details of these allegations, but asserts the university denies them. — Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Doing so would further derail trade talks with one of America’s staunchest allies, which denies treating Coupang differently than Korean companies. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The yarn itself is hydrophobic and will repel water, while a low-slung, gator-like cuff likewise denies access to debris. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Miller denies that and says the gun fell from his sweatshirt pocket and got hit in the commotion. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for denies

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In his Facebook post, Khrzhanovsky refutes or qualifies the various accusations made against him and his film.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
History refutes the myth of the individual genius because innovations are collaborative and cultural.

— Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of refutes

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But Buddy, the feature debut of Casper Kelly, lets the genre’s relentlessly upbeat tone slowly curdle in the opening sequence, in which one of the kids refuses to play along with day’s lesson about being brave and trying new things.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
With his final book, however, Morris refuses to draw conclusions, letting the ambiguity of Surrealists’ meanings stand.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuses

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When a human accepts, rejects or overrides the agent, the organization can reconstruct why—not from a comment field that made sense to the person who wrote it, but from a structured record that holds its meaning after they're gone.

— Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Israel rejects this, viewing the area as disputed rather than occupied.

— Pesha Magid Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejects

Verb

Critics say its removal contradicts the program’s founding mission and longstanding curatorial principles.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Pro's marginal performance improvement over its cheaper V4 Flash, contradicts DeepSeek's prior narrative that AI was becoming too inexpensive.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of contradicts

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The fee applies during the first 13 years of the agreement and gradually declines over the remaining initial term.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent findings show that early-career workers – ages 22 to 25 – in occupations most vulnerable to AI automation, such as software development and customer service, have experienced employment declines.

— Maria Black, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of declines

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The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Lebanese leader criticizes Israel Saturday’s strikes are the deadliest since the truce went into effect two months ago.

— Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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