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DENIALISM
Definition of DENIALISM
noun
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.
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Where it comes from
From denial + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DENY · 8 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DENIALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 164, 31 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DENIALISM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADEIILMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DENIAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DENIALISM?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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