Text: 1 to declare not to be true<the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing>Synonymscontradict, disallow, disavow, disclaim, gainsay, negate, negative, reject, repudiateRelated Wordsdisown, renounce; challenge, confute, disprove, rebut, refute; disagree (with), disputeNear Antonymsaccept, adopt, embrace, espouse; affirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submit; authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verifyAntonymsacknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own 2 to be unwilling to grant<he denied access to the top secret files to the nosy reporters>Synonymsdecline, disallow, refuse, reject, withholdRelated Wordsrebuff, repel, spurn; check, constrain, hold, keep, restrain, restrictNear Antonymsafford, furnish, give, provide, supplyAntonymsallow, concede, grant, let, permit

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