Synonyms of disavowing

disavowing

verb

present participle of disavow

1

as in denying

to declare not to be true

disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denying
• refuting
• rejecting
• contradicting
• disclaiming
• repudiating
• disallowing
• negating
• disowning
• disconfirming
• disaffirming
• traversing
• gainsaying
• negativing
• disproving
• rebutting
• challenging
• disputing
• confuting
• disagreeing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acknowledging
• confirming
• admitting
• allowing
• owning
• accepting
• conceding
• adopting
• embracing
• claiming
• maintaining
• declaring
• affirming
• asserting
• avowing
• announcing
• submitting
• professing
• verifying
• espousing
• validating
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

2

as in refusing

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

• denying
• refusing
• disclaiming
• disowning
• refuting
• repudiating
• criticizing
• rejecting
• contradicting
• questioning
• disproving
• disallowing
• negating
• washing one's hands of
• renouncing
• rebutting
• confuting
• retracting
• challenging
• gainsaying
• abdicating
• recanting
• disputing
• abjuring
• negativing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• claiming
• acknowledging
• recognizing
• owning
• accepting
• adopting
• granting
• embracing
• admitting
• avowing
• maintaining
• affirming
• declaring
• asserting
• conceding
• announcing
• submitting
• confirming
• espousing
• confessing
• professing
• verifying
• validating
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disavowing

By the time the 1960s women’s movement took off, feminists were disavowing the film, pointing out that all the female characters ever talked about were the men. — Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Vance left a positive impression on his RJC audience while stopping short of disavowing influential conservative podcast host Tucker Carlson. — Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Savoray returned the next morning with printouts of news articles showing that Netanyahu was disavowing him. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

El-Sayed sought to distance himself from the controversy, calling antisemitism a scourge and saying Piker does not speak for the campaign, but not disavowing Piker himself. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

But as a candidate for governor, Hong had softened her tone while not disavowing her past statements. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

The Washington County Board on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution disavowing the past practice of racial covenants and informing the public of their existence in the county. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026

There was an answer to that when Clivillés posted upset messages Thursday, disavowing Williams and showing some clear resentment there. — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 May 2026

Activist groups seeking to pause or slow the development of AI are disavowing violence after a person with strong anti-AI views was accused of attacking Sam Altman’s San Francisco residence with a Molotov cocktail Friday. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026