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   De·ni·al

   /dəˈnī(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of declaring something to be untrue: "she shook her head in denial" Similar contradictioncounterstatementrefutationrebuttalrepudiationdisclaimerretractionabjurationnegationdissentdisaffirmationrare:confutationretractationOpposite confirmation
   • ▪ a statement that something is not true: "official denials" Similar contradictioncounterstatementrefutationrebuttalrepudiationdisclaimerretractionabjurationnegationdissentdisaffirmationrare:confutationretractationOpposite confirmation
   • ▪ the refusal of something requested or desired: "the denial of insurance to people with certain medical conditions" Similar refusalwithholdingwithdrawalrejectiondismissalrebuffrepulsedeclinationvetoturndowninformal:thumbs downred lightknock-backOpposite acceptance
   • ▪ failure to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion or to admit it into consciousness, used as a defense mechanism: "you're living in denial"
   • ▪ short for self-denial
   • ▪ disavowal of a person as one's leader.

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   Synonyms for DENIAL: refusal, rejection, nonacceptance, no, disallowance, declination, injunction, nay; Antonyms of DENIAL: approval, grant, allowance, acceptance, okay, agreement, consent, permission.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to denial. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of denial. The colonel issued a denial of any wrongdoing. Synonyms. disowning. disavowal. disclaimer. Antonyms. affirmation. avowal. acknowledgment. admission.

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   4 days ago · Synonyms for DENIAL: negation, contradiction, dissent, renunciation, repudiation, retraction, refusal, prohibition, rebuff, rejection, ….

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   dissent. refusal. suggest new. Another way to say Denial? Synonyms for Denial (other words and phrases for Denial).