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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Western Commissioner Rick Lett said the event permit application has been handled with guidance from the county's legal adviser, and that if the H Highway bridge had been out, the county likely would have denied the application.

— Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Ethiopian authorities previously have accused Eritrea of supporting the TPLF, an allegation Eritrea has denied.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of denied

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According to the Public Defender's Office, officers falsely claimed that Gibson had assaulted them by biting, punching, and wrapping a radio cord around an officer's neck, claims later refuted by video evidence.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
But Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve refuted those ideas prior to her Game 2 first-round loss.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of refuted

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Burnham has refused to rule out tax hikes, and the British press is reporting that windfall taxes targeting banks might be on the table.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Iran has continued to attack some tankers shuttling oil through the strait – but those could be ships that refused to pay a toll, Brouhard suggested.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of refused

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Their case was previously rejected by the district court and appeals court.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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