denied

American  

[dih-nahyd] / dɪˈnaɪd /

adjective

1. held or declared to be untrue.

   As of now, all they have is a denied accusation with no actual evidence and no police report.

2. refused or not granted.

   Failure to comply with these requirements may lead to a denied application.

3. being someone to whom a request or desire, permission or authorization, etc., is not granted.

   All clients may access this network group, unless they are specifically named on the list of denied clients.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deny.

Other Word Forms

• undenied
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of denied

deny ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Saudi Arabia and Egypt denied UAE overflight permissions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The same week both citizens were held, administration officials spoke on a panel at a border security conference in Phoenix and downplayed and denied that citizens have been mistakenly detained.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

And if Sinner is denied a career Grand Slam in Paris this year, who will be the person to beat him?

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Musk denied the claim on his social media platform X.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Yet Descartes could not reject Aristotle entirely; he was so afraid of the void that he denied its existence.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Related Words

• dropped
• jilted