All denial synonyms

noun denial

• dismissal — an act or instance of dismissing.
• rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
• veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
• disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
• repudiation — the act of repudiating.
• rebuttal — an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
• retraction — the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
• repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
• negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
• rebuff — a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
• nay — and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
• prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
• renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
• nix — nothing.
• turndown — that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
• contradiction — If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
• protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
• refutation — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
• declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
• disclaimer — a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
• brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
• nonacceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
• refutal — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
• disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
• renouncement — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
• disproof — the act of disproving.
• adjuration — a solemn charge or command
• noncommittal — not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
• disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• abstaining — to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from): to abstain from eating meat.
• gainsaying — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
• no way — refusal
• refraining — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• refusing — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
• denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
• controversion — (chiefly, archaic) controversy.
• refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
• deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
• withholding — to hold back; restrain or check.
• begrudging — to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
• disowning — to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one's heirs; to disown a published statement.
• abjuration — the act of abjuring.