DISAVOWED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

disavowed

verb

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past tense of disavow

as in denied

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

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as in refused

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 disavowed Israeli leaders later disavowed the incident and said that he would be reprimanded, and assisted local residents in replacing the statue. —

Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Creators were still asked to behave as if permanence existed, even as the infrastructure quietly disavowed it. —

Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026 But the oppressive structure of the cult soon becomes evident — media is completely disavowed, women must be subservient to men and contact with outsiders is kept to a bare minimum. —

Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 PauseAI disavowed the attack and said Moreno-Gama was not a formal member; the Discord server is open for anyone to join. —

Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 Although Ye’s appearance headlining the festival had been controversial since it was announced last week, and the mayor of London had disavowed it, the furor took on more steam Sunday after Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Ye’s appearance in a statement to the British newspaper the Sun. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026 Tehran has disavowed the administration’s characterization of negotiations. —

Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 My mother disavowed her first tears. —

Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 The decay of this still favorable situation began with a papal allocution of April 29 in which Pius, conscious of the danger of an Austrian and German schism, disavowed any intention of declaring war on any Christian nation. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026

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The general director of visual arts at Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance—Mahdizadeh Tehrani— denied that the state ever withdrew from the exhibition this year, and said the country still hopes to take part in some capacity.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
For example, don’t spend the entire conversation complaining about a past boss who denied your PTO request, McGoff says.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 13 May 2026