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• past participle of deny.
• past tense form of deny.

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

He said he paid them the equivalent of about £100 for 10 days' work but denied exploiting them.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Sharaa denied any intention to intervene militarily in Lebanon, which Syria had occupied for decades under the Assads.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

When the rumors of the relationship publicly surfaced in 2018, Antonoff denied “seeing anyone” and dismissed the chatter as “dumb hetero normative gossip.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

The allegation, which Platner denied, prompted top Senate Democrats and close allies to rescind their endorsements, cut off funding and call for him to drop out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Wynn decided Nan wouldn’t be comfortable without back support, a claim she denied, but then agreed to wait for a booth all the same.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Related Words

• dropped
• jilted