| Verb | 1. | deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"disclaim - make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility" repudiate - reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations" disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children" acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" | |
| 2. | deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"repudiate, renounce - cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" abnegate - deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods" | |
| 3. | deny - refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" | |
| 4. | deny - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" abnegate, deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" grant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" | |
| 5. | deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | |
| 6. | deny - deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit | |
| 7. | deny - refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children" | |