Synonyms of disclaim

disclaim

verb

dis-ˈklām 

1

as in to deny

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility

the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deny
• refuse
• disavow
• disown
• refute
• repudiate
• criticize
• reject
• contradict
• disprove
• gainsay
• question
• rebut
• disallow
• negate
• renounce
• wash one's hands of
• confute
• retract
• challenge
• abdicate
• dispute
• recant
• negative
• abjure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recognize
• acknowledge
• claim
• accept
• own
• adopt
• admit
• embrace
• confess
• grant
• avow
• concede
• assert
• submit
• declare
• maintain
• affirm
• announce
• confirm
• verify
• espouse
• validate
• profess
• substantiate
• aver
• corroborate
• authenticate

2

as in to refute

to declare not to be true

her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deny
• refute
• reject
• contradict
• disavow
• disallow
• negate
• repudiate
• disown
• disaffirm
• gainsay
• negative
• disconfirm
• disprove
• rebut
• traverse
• dispute
• challenge
• disagree (with)
• confute

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acknowledge
• admit
• confirm
• allow
• accept
• own
• concede
• adopt
• claim
• embrace
• assert
• declare
• submit
• maintain
• avow
• affirm
• announce
• profess
• verify
• espouse
• validate
• substantiate
• aver
• corroborate
• authenticate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disclaim

And Austria, for many years, disclaimed responsibility for its role in the Holocaust. — Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

Governments cannot create high-risk environments and then disclaim responsibility for the outcomes. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026

Arledge said the city filed an application asking the state to disclaim the remainder of the land adjacent to the Warm Springs Golf Course in May 2019 — the same process through which city the had previously obtained part of the course’s land. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026

The survey was conducted between October 15 and 20, among 1,000 likely voters, and disclaims a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points. — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025