disavowal

disavowal

noun

Definition of DISAVOWAL

a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement <the mayor's disavowal of the rumor that a terrorist threat had been received put our minds at rest>

Synonyms contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, rejection, repudiation

Related Words disproof, rebuttal, refutation; negative

Near Antonyms concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

Antonyms acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation