DISCLAIMED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

disclaimed

verb

past tense of disclaim

as in denied

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank

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as in refuted

to declare not to be true her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press

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Recent Examples of disclaimed For the record, Duffy has strongly disclaimed any interest in the White House, which is, after all, just a bunch of boring grownups talking. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026 And Austria, for many years, disclaimed responsibility for its role in the Holocaust. — Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 DeSantis, in making the announcement Wednesday, disclaimed any political motivation. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026

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The company can also expect litigation from shareholders, and possible regulatory action, if Huang or the board held back material information from investors (Nvidia previously denied the allegations of an affair to media outlets).

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Little Flock residents rejected a proposal from the city to generate additional revenue last week while those living in northeastern Benton County approved a similar idea and denied another.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

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In October, the Chinese government refuted claims that its baby diapers contained a toxic chemical called formamide and declared the products safe.

— Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Some suggested that one or more stars might orbit Betelgeuse; others found no evidence for such companions or actively refuted their existence.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of refuted

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Faubus refused to remove the Arkansas National Guard and allow the Little Rock Nine to matriculate at the school.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The race to represent Montana in the upper chamber had long been viewed as Alme’s to lose, after both Bodnar and Bankhead refused to drop out in order to consolidate the Democratic vote.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of refused

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She’s gotten used to trying, and trying again; while applying for fiction writing classes in college, Adeyemi says, she was rejected five semesters in a row.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
The three Republicans on the court backed the proposal, arguing the poll sites were underutilized, while the two Democrats rejected it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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