DISAVOW Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

disavow

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈvau̇

Definition of disavow next

as in to deny

to declare not to be true disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial

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as in to refuse

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission

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Recent Examples of disavow Putin’s Kiss ⁠— that portrays her as Kremlin youth icon turned aspiring Western liberal who came to publicly disavow the Russian president. —

Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 Pins disavowing the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protesters (that featured the outline of Iran with a ribbon) were passed out to attendees of the Academy Awards luncheon in February, and could possibly appear on the Oscars carpet. —

Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 5 Mar. 2026 Eight women accused Landis in a report in The Daily Beast that led to him being dropped by his management company, to being disavowed by one of his film’s directors, and to another project falling apart. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026 In recent years, lawmakers who wished to disavow the president’s address would typically stand and shout in protest, disrupt the remarks or coordinate outfits to signal their opposition. —

Ana Ceballos follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disavow

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For certain great artists, Meis believes, the creative act is a safe harbor where life’s pressures, exigencies, and calamities aren’t so much denied or resolved as reimagined as pictorial dramas.

— Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Judge Antonio Arzola denied the request for a standard bond, citing probable cause, and issued an elevated $5,000 bond.

— Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026