Synonyms of disavowed

disavowed

verb

past tense of disavow

1

as in denied

to declare not to be true

disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denied
• refuted
• rejected
• contradicted
• disowned
• disclaimed
• repudiated
• disallowed
• negated
• disaffirmed
• gainsaid
• disconfirmed
• traversed
• disproved
• negatived
• rebutted
• challenged
• disputed
• disagreed (with)
• confuted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• admitted
• confirmed
• acknowledged
• owned
• adopted
• allowed
• accepted
• conceded
• embraced
• submitted
• declared
• claimed
• affirmed
• announced
• maintained
• asserted
• avowed
• espoused
• verified
• professed
• averred
• corroborated
• validated
• substantiated
• authenticated

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denied
• refused
• disowned
• disclaimed
• refuted
• repudiated
• rejected
• criticized
• contradicted
• questioned
• disproved
• disallowed
• washed one's hands of
• gainsaid
• renounced
• challenged
• rebutted
• retracted
• negated
• confuted
• recanted
• disputed
• abdicated
• abjured
• negatived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recognized
• owned
• acknowledged
• claimed
• adopted
• accepted
• admitted
• granted
• embraced
• submitted
• announced
• declared
• affirmed
• conceded
• confessed
• asserted
• maintained
• avowed
• confirmed
• espoused
• verified
• professed
• averred
• corroborated
• validated
• authenticated
• substantiated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disavowed

Our Revolution, the political group founded when Sanders folded his 2016 campaign, disavowed Platner late Monday and pushed Democrats for a new nominee who’s similarly left-leaning. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Her employer, French sports daily L'Equipe, disavowed the comments and also apologized to Doku in a statement late Sunday, saying the remarks did not represent its values. — CBS News, 24 June 2026

Avila Chevalier also faced racist attacks and false accusations about her ethnicity from a senior advisor to Espaillat, which Mamdani condemned and Espaillat’s campaign disavowed. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 June 2026

The administration has since repeatedly disavowed the proposal. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026

The judge was concerned that officials have not disavowed the fund in writing. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 June 2026

When the British civil case goes to trial, one of the witnesses will be Lauren Southern, the former far-right activist, who has since disavowed many of her past views. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

The administration has disavowed any intention to interfere with the World Cup or the Olympics. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 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