Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

denial

[dih-nahy-uhl] / dɪˈnaɪ əl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In one case that resulted in a denial based on fraud, she said, the allegation was simply that her client failed to disclose a two-week work assignment in another state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The denial of care, Kingdom says, made her gender dysphoria become incapacitating.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Maybe there was wisdom in denial after all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

By Sunday evening, the hospital itself issued a flat public denial that Talarico had never been a patient.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

It’s not quite denial, and not quite shock, but more like a mental free fall.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

And still, these families face denials, delays and difficulty accessing the care and medicines they need.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Despite official denials, in Russian society there remains deep anxiety over the possibility of a new mobilisation.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

EFF is seeking more details from CMS, such as how often denials were reversed on appeal, how the AI systems were trained and how they were tested to protect from bias, Cohen said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The judge said that under the new rules, DHS denials of visa extensions would be "entirely discretionary and unappealable."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The guards seemed to relish concocting variations of their denials.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


Vocabulary lists containing denial

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com