DENYING Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

denying

verb

present participle of deny

as in refuting

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

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as in refusing

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 rejecting

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 denying Attorneys for two of them have gotten back to us, denying the allegations. — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 But there’s no denying the dynasty-chasing Dodgers are in trouble after the Brewers won games started by Los Angeles’ dynamic duo of Tarik Skubal and Yamamoto. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 On Sunday, Art of Play responded on its social media, denying Clarkson’s version of events. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Last year, for example, the department sued Uber for denying rides to passengers with service dogs or wheelchairs. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 The priority the remainder of the year must be personnel evaluation, so sticking a full 17 games with Austin Jackson - who seems unlikely to be back next season - would be denying the front office and coaching staff a chance to see other players. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 The judge, Timothy Kelly, is expected to rule by then on whether to grant the news outlets a preliminary injunction, something that would prevent the White House from denying access on a longer term. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 The system is designed to continue denying communications until the underlying protocol changes, at which point the signal-identification and response process can begin again. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Russian forces are also trying to choke shipping in Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, denying Kyiv vital grain export revenue. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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While refuting any suggestion of police repression, Lecornu condemned violence on the margins of protests, which were mostly peaceful Tuesday, despite the dramatic scenes that dominated coverage.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
However, in July, Wayne released a message refuting reports of an engagement, referring to a relationship with someone in the past tense, albeit without mentioning them by name.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of refuting

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Even to the point of being fined and sanctioned by the European Union courts for refusing to open their gates to unchecked immigration, in Hungary’s case under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, while Poland faced sanctions in 2025.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after blocking the path of an Uber delivery robot and refusing to get out of the way.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of refusing

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Alvarez said that rejecting Amendment 2 means rejecting the small farmer who can’t keep cows in the field.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Stewart was an executive producer of his friend Colbert’s show and harshly criticized the cancellation, rejecting Paramount’s financial justification and accusing the company of bending the knee to the president.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026

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His argument would have been laughable, if not for the fact that Black Americans were barred from giving testimony against white people in California’s courts and therefore from contradicting Smith’s account.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Granted, this morning, Mercury in Scorpio will meet with Saturn retrograde in an awkward quincunx, which can be quite the contradicting aspect, as if the two planets in contact didn’t speak the same language.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of contradicting

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Women naturally store less creatine than men, and during perimenopause and menopause, declining estrogen can take a toll on both muscle health and mental clarity.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2026
The result has been sturdy economic growth, even as lower-income and even middle-income households have continued to struggle under stubborn inflation and declining earnings.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of declining

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Savoray returned the next morning with printouts of news articles showing that Netanyahu was disavowing him.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
El-Sayed sought to distance himself from the controversy, calling antisemitism a scourge and saying Piker does not speak for the campaign, but not disavowing Piker himself.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disavowing

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Multiple Republicans brought up Bottoms during the debate when criticizing their GOP opponent.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Raman brought up Gates briefly while criticizing the mayor over the Los Angeles Police Department’s handling of federal immigration enforcement during Tuesday night’s debate.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticizing

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Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing further illustrates this, approving only HKD tokens while publicly disowning any CNH stablecoin claims.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The platforms that helped usher in the generative AI boom are now trying to clean up the mess without disowning the technology behind it.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

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