denied

[ dih-nahyd ]

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.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deny ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·de·nied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of denied¹

deny ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Walker at the time denied being pregnant by explaining that she was just “bloated.”

From Essence.com

Graham has denied that he pressured Raffensperger to toss legal ballots.

From Washington Post

The desired parting quickly turned acrimonious, according to a person familiar with the situation, and Snyder threw the minority owners off the team’s board and denied them access to its financial statements.

From Washington Post

Whatever you think of Elon Musk, there’s no denying Tesla had a torrid 2020.

From Fortune

In August 2019, just days before her illness led to a formal medical leave, she denied Cruz’s bid for freedom.

From ProPublica

When I put their allegations to Epstein, he denied them and went into overdrive.

From The Daily Beast

Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.

From The Daily Beast

Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.

From The Daily Beast

Team Cosby has vehemently denied the allegations, dating back at least to a 2004 lawsuit that the comedian settled out of court.

From The Daily Beast

But LGBT people can still be fired or denied housing in 29 states.

From The Daily Beast

The poor must look to the brightness of a future world for the consolation that they were denied in this.

From Project Gutenberg

Through what ages has that declaration, not to be denied, ascended to cold and cruel skies?

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, the usual international operations for obtaining gold were denied to Germany.

From Project Gutenberg

She grants the enjoyment of sedentary pursuits to those to whom she has denied hardier pleasures.

From Project Gutenberg

Some corporations are still denied voluntary action, as well as minors and insane persons.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dropped
• jilted