Synonyms of disclaimed

disclaimed

verb

past tense of disclaim

1

as in denied

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

the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in refuted

to declare not to be true

her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

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