disclaim

1 to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank Synonyms deny, disavow, disown, repudiate Related Words contradict, disallow, gainsay, negate, negative, refuse, reject; challenge, confute, criticize, disprove, rebut, refute; dispute, question; abdicate, abjure, recant, renounce, retract Phrases wash one's hands of Near Antonyms accept, adopt, embrace, espouse; admit, concede, confess, grant; affirm, announce, assert, aver, declare, maintain, profess, submit; authenticate, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify Antonyms acknowledge, avow, claim, own, recognize

2 to declare not to be true her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press Synonyms contradict, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, deny, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, reject, repudiateRelated Words traverse; challenge, confute, disprove, rebut; disagree (with), disputeNear Antonyms accept, adopt, embrace, espouse; affirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submit; authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verifyAntonyms acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own