REPUDIATING Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

repudiating

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present participle of repudiate

as in denying

to declare not to be true vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé

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as in refusing

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

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as in rejecting

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract

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as in renouncing

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

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Recent Examples of repudiating In his encyclical, Leo also made one of the clearest statements yet from a pope repudiating the just war theory, a doctrine the Church has used since at least the fifth century to evaluate global conflicts. —

Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 25 May 2026 Fujimori sought to reassure voters by emphasizing democratic commitments and acknowledging abuses committed under her father’s government, though without fully repudiating his legacy. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026 Cracks in church-state wall In his latest I-am-the-law crusade, Uthmeier is repudiating one of the most fundamental aspects of our democracy, the separation of church and state. —

Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 Although the election was largely symbolic—the Texas legislature is currently not in session, and the candidates will run again in November—it was widely seen as evidence that voters were repudiating the current Republican agenda. —

Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 By making a presumption of guilt and of the state’s inerrancy, the attorney general is repudiating the rule of law, which is grounded in the state’s obligation to prove its case. —

Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026 The goal here should always be peace, and peace will require repudiating the most extreme voices on either side of this conflict. —

The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025

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Building such strategic trust doesn’t require an elimination of differences or denying competition, Lam said.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The reassurances by his spouse and his aides denying that the 81-year-old president was suffering from cognitive decline wouldn't be enough.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026