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 Attorney General’s Office could not be reached for comment on why the grant was denied.

— Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026
If that application is denied, deportation could be a death sentence.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of denied

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Kansas City, Kansas, schools also refused to sign a resolution agreement.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Having refused to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in 2019, a group dominated by China, New Delhi has signed free trade agreements with New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.

— C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

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But others have rejected the idea that the system failed Clancy and have been highly critical of her supporters, including conservative commentators Matt Walsh and Megyn Kelly.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Last year, Manchester United were in discussions with him and made a loan bid in the latter stages of the summer transfer window which was rejected.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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