DISAVOWALS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

disavowals

noun

plural of disavowal

as in denials

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

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Recent Examples of disavowals The post marks a significant shift from the President’s past disavowals of the unpopular right-wing policy blueprint, which was created by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation ahead of the 2024 election. —

Connor Greene, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party. —

David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The hosts also talk about Prasad’s second exit from the FDA and a congressman’s probing of the agency’s rare disease drug denials.

— Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Rosanna Arquette, who told The New Yorker in 2017 that Weinstein assaulted her at a hotel in the early 1990s, slammed the mogul’s ongoing denials in a statement posted to Instagram on Thursday.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026