Clues for the word "DENIAL"
We've had 80 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 128 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 20, 2026.
Definition of denial
- n. - The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.
- n. - A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction.
- n. - A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.
- n. - A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God.
Referring Clues
- Defense mechanism
- "I didn't do it," for one
- Headshake, e.g.
- Turndown
- Bad news from a credit card company
- "That's a lie!," e.g.
- No
- "___ is not just a river in Egypt" (rehab motto)
- In ___ (disavowing)
- Repudiation
- Addict's state, often
- Therapist's concern
- Common defense mechanism
- Disavowal
- "No" answer
- "Not me," for one
- "That's not true!" is one
- Rebuttal
- "It wasn't me!," e.g.
- Rejection
- Negation
- Psychologist's concern
- "I did not!" is one
- Negative state
- "No" answer
- "Not me," for one
- "That's not true!" is one
- "It wasn't me!," e.g.
- Apostasy
- 'I didn't do it!' for one
- 'Wasn't me,' e.g.
- No comment?
- "It wasn't me," e.g.
- First stage of grief
- Refutation
- State that might prompt an intervention
- Negative thing to be in
- First of the five stages of grief
- Refusal
- Rejection of a request
- Contradiction of a statement
- Stage of grief
- "no"
- Saying it isn't so
- Daniel, in play, saying it isn't so
- Contradiction
- "I didn't do it," e.g.
- Refusal to admit painful truths
- Refusal of agreement to keep Irish province
- Renunciation of an agreement about Northern Ireland
- No deal about Northern Ireland!
- Refusal to be nailed, possibly
- Measure adopted in face of rejection
- Refusal to make room for just one little boy
- No deal including Northern Ireland
- Refusal to admit being nailed?
- Daniel's upset at rejection
- Leading endlessly astray with negation
- Falsify and lie, leading to dismissal
- State that may make therapy unproductive
- Rejection upset Daniel
- Linda upset about valentine's ultimate rejection
- Wrongfully nailed, producing no confession
- Sort of dash into Ring dismissal
- "Not guilty," e.g.
- "It wasn't me," for one
- Possibly nailed in dishonest disavowal
- Two ways to outface with a contradiction
- No – back in the lead, running on the outside
- No, it can't stop you getting nailed
- A refusal to give a home to one boy
- "No," e.g.
- "That's not true," for example
- Refusal to accept facts
- "It wasn't me," for example
- "No it's not," for example
- Refusal to admit being nailed?
- "I did not!" for example
- Refusal to do business around N. Ireland
- "Not so!," e.g.
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 20, 2026
- Daily American - January 08, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - November 25, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 04, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 11, 2025
- New York Times - June 04, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 06, 2025
- Daily American - January 22, 2025
- New York Times - December 17, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 25, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 27, 2024
- USA Today - April 30, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - April 29, 2024
- Your Life Choices - March 10, 2024
- Daily American - January 08, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 25, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 16, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 29, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 30, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - August 18, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 26, 2023
- Your Life Choices - May 14, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 15, 2023
- And in 98 more crossword puzzles...