Basic Details
Word: Denied
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Said that something is not true, or refused to give or allow something. It is the past tense of deny.
Synonyms: refused, rejected, disputed, contradicted
Antonyms: admitted, accepted, allowed, granted
How to Spell Denied
Syllables: de - nied
Tricky part: Deny ends in a consonant and y, so the y changes to i before ed: denied. Students write denyed, or swap the e and i to make denide.
Watch out for: denyed, denide, denid
Memory tip: Deny follows the cry, cried pattern: the y turns to i, and the word finishes i-e-d.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The minister denied all the charges at the press conference.
Example 2: Rahul was denied entry because he had left his ticket at home.
Example 3: She never denied that she had made a mistake.
Fun Fact
Deny comes through French from the Latin denegare, to say no firmly; the Latin negare, to say no, also gave English the word negative.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to denied as used in the sentence:
The boy denied breaking the window, even though the cricket ball was lying under his bed.
a) rejected
b) admitted
c) refused
d) disputed
Show answer
b) admitted. To deny is to say you did not do it; to admit is to say you did.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The visa office denide his request because two of the forms were unsigned and the photograph on his passport was more than six months old.
a) photograph
b) unsigned
c) denide
d) passport
Show answer
c) denide. After the n comes i and then e: den-i-e-d.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The manager nedeid the rumour that the factory would close before Diwali.
a) denied
b) indeed
c) dined
d) denies
Show answer
a) denied. Indeed uses the same six letters, but the sentence needs a past-tense verb, so the answer is denied.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "The thief denied the charge." This means he ____.
a) said sorry to the victim
b) said he had not done it
c) ran away from the police
d) paid a large fine
Show answer
b) said he had not done it
2. Choose the correct form: "She has ____ every rumour about the match."
a) denies
b) deny
c) denied
d) denying
Show answer
c) denied
