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repudiate
Synonyms and Antonyms of repudiate
- Ava vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé.
- The angry mother bitterly repudiated her daughter.
wash one's hands of
acknowledge, avow, claim, own, recognize
- We didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the proposal.
blow off, disdain, rebuff, scorn, scout, shoot down
abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
deny, disavow, disclaim, dispute, gainsay
abjure, forswear (also foreswear), recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw
contradict, deny, disown, negate
controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute
turn one's back on
- The producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract.
Synonym Discussion of repudiate
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- declined his party's nomination
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- refused to lend them the money
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- rejected the manuscript as unpublishable
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- teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents
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- spurned his overtures of friendship
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