Synonyms and Antonyms of repudiates
1
to declare not to be true
- vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé
contradicts, denies, disaffirms, disallows, disavows, disclaims, disconfirms, disowns, gainsays, negates, negatives, refutes, rejects
accepts, adopts, embraces, espouses
affirms, announces, asserts, avers, claims, declares, maintains, professes, submits
authenticates, corroborates, substantiates, validates, verifies
2
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
- the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again
contradicts, disallows, gainsays, negates, negatives, refuses, rejects
challenges, confutes, criticizes, disproves, rebuts, refutes
disputes, questions
abdicates, abjures, recants, renounces, retracts
accepts, adopts, embraces, espouses
admits, concedes, confesses, grants
affirms, announces, asserts, avers, declares, maintains, professes, submits
authenticates, confirms, corroborates, substantiates, validates, verifies
3
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
- we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract
balks (at), declines, deselects, disapproves, negatives, nixes, passes, passes up, refuses, rejects, reprobates, spurns, throws out, throws over, turns down
blows off, disdains, rebuffs, scorns, scouts, shoots down
overrules, vetoes
forbids, prohibits, proscribes
dismisses, ignores
abstains (from), forbears, refrains (from)
denies, disavows, disclaims, disputes, gainsays
sticks
abjures, forswears (also foreswears), recants, renounces, retracts, takes back, unsays, withdraws
avoids, bypasses, detours
contradicts, denies, disowns, negates
controverts, disagrees (with), disproves, disputes, rebuts, refutes
backs down, backs off, backtracks
disallows, recalls, reneges, revokes
condones, countenances, swallows, tolerates
adopts, embraces, receives, takes, welcomes
accedes, acquiesces, agrees, assents, consents
chooses, handpicks, selects
espouses, supports
4
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
- the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract
abjures, abnegates, forswears (also foreswears), recants, reneges, renounces, repeals, retracts, takes back, unsays, withdraws
contradicts, denies, disavows, disclaims, disowns, gainsays, negates, negatives
abandons, bolts, forsakes, gives up, relinquishes, spurns, surrenders
controverts, disagrees (with), disproves, disputes, rebuts, refutes
backs down, backs off, backtracks
disallows, recalls, revokes
acknowledges, admits, affirms, asserts, avows, claims, contends, declares, maintains, proclaims, professes, states, vouches, vows
backs, confirms, defends, endorses (also indorses), espouses, maintains, supports, upholds
accepts, adopts, embraces
