deniable | (adjective) capable of being denied or contradicted | - |
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denial | (noun) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | Synonyms: defence, defense, demurrer |
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(noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | Synonyms: abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation |
(noun) the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) | - |
(noun) the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | Synonyms: disaffirmation |
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts | - |
denier | (noun) any of various former European coins of different denominations | - |
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(noun) a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon | - |
(noun) one who denies | - |
denigrate | (verb) cause to seem less serious; play down | Synonyms: belittle, derogate, minimize |
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(verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
denigrating | (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous |
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denigration | (noun) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) | Synonyms: deprecation |
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(noun) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | Synonyms: aspersion, calumny, defamation, slander |
(noun) a belittling comment | Synonyms: belittling |
denigrative | (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous |
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denigratory | (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous |
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denim | (noun) a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric | Synonyms: dungaree, jean |
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(noun) (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear | Synonyms: blue jeans, jeans |
denitrator | (noun) Any device used to remove nitrates or other nitrogen compounds, especially from water. | - |
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denitrify | (verb) remove nitrogen from | - |
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denivelation | (noun) the difference in level (depth) between two parts of a cave system, usually the highest and lowest known point. | - |
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denizen | (noun) a plant or animal naturalized in a region | - |
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(noun) a person who inhabits a particular place | Synonyms: dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant |