I deny it
Reject the accusation
A phrase used to reject an accusation or refuse to acknowledge something as true.
The formality of I deny it gives it a theatrical or legalistic quality—you're more likely to hear it in courtroom dramas than casual conversation.
Someone might say it with mock solemnity when playfully accused: Did you eat the last cookie? I deny it!
- refuseReject or garbage
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- flat outTotally, without reservation
- point blankAt very close range
- disavowDeny any association
contradict · dispute · rebuff · negate · repudiate · disclaim · no way · protest · objection · not guilty · innocent · false accusation · alibi · accused · defensive · lying · prove it · truth
- expressions of disavowalnot me, no way, never, not guilty, I decline
- denialsnot guilty, disclaimer, disavowal, rejection, refusal
- expressions of disassociationnot my problem, none of my business, count me out, leave me out, not affiliated
admission vs. denial
I deny itI confess
Acknowledge one's wrongdoing
I admit it · I own it · guilty as charged · I did it · mea culpa
deny, denial, denying, denied, denier, deniers, deniable, undeniable, undeniably