denies
Says it's false
Denies is the third-person singular of deny, meaning to declare untrue or refuse to acknowledge.
Someone denies an accusation, denies involvement, or denies that something happened: She denies any wrongdoing.
Deny also means to refuse access or withhold: The court denied his request.
To deny oneself is to go without something desired.
Prove something untrue
- rebutDisprove by argument
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- counterFlat service surface
- challengeTest of ability
disprove · debunk · discredit · invalidate · repudiate · confute · impugn · gainsay
Decrease or refuse
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- spurnRefuse with contempt
- withholdRefuse to give
forbid · prohibit · disallow · block · veto · nix · ban · prevent
Deny any association
- renounceFormally give up
- disownReject connection to
- repudiateReject as having no authority
- retractWithdraw something said
recant · abjure · forswear · abnegate · rescind · revoke · annul · nullify
Defense of location
- justificationReason proving rightness
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- pleaFormal request or defense
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
vindication · exoneration · acquittal · innocence · coverup · deflection · evasion · stonewalling
Disposition toward doubt
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
distrust · uncertainty · misgivings · wariness · reservation · hesitation · qualms · cynicism
Refusing to change course
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- defiantOpenly resisting control
unrepentant · steadfast · immovable · unbending · inflexible · obdurate · willful · headstrong
refute
Prove something untrue
challenge · disprove · debunk · discredit · invalidate · repudiate · confute · impugn · gainsay · controvert
decline
Decrease or refuse
withhold · forbid · prohibit · disallow · block · veto · nix · ban · prevent · resist
disavow
Deny any association
retract · recant · abjure · forswear · abnegate · rescind · revoke · annul · nullify · void
alibi
Defense of location
- justificationReason proving rightness
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- pleaFormal request or defense
rebuttal · vindication · exoneration · acquittal · innocence · coverup · deflection · evasion · stonewalling · self-defense
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
suspicion · distrust · uncertainty · misgivings · wariness · reservation · hesitation · qualms · cynicism · leery
stubborn
Refusing to change course
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
defiant · unrepentant · steadfast · immovable · unbending · inflexible · obdurate · willful · headstrong · dogged
deniesadmits
Allows entrance or confesses
acknowledges · confirms · affirms · accepts · concedes
deniesgrants
Awarded funds for purposes
allows · permits · approves · gives · authorizes
deniesconfesses
Acknowledges wrongdoing openly
admits · owns up · comes clean · acknowledges · fesses up
- access deniedEntry permission withheld
- permission deniedAccess refusal message
- climate denialRejecting scientific consensus on warming
- climate denierOne rejecting greenhouse theory
- denial of serviceAttack disabling network access
- claim denialRefusal to pay out