Synonyms of repudiating

repudiating

verb

present participle of repudiate

1

as in denying

to declare not to be true

vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denying
• rejecting
• refuting
• contradicting
• disavowing
• disclaiming
• disallowing
• disowning
• negating
• disconfirming
• disaffirming
• traversing
• negativing
• gainsaying
• disproving
• rebutting
• disputing
• challenging
• confuting
• disagreeing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acknowledging
• admitting
• confirming
• owning
• allowing
• accepting
• adopting
• conceding
• embracing
• declaring
• asserting
• maintaining
• claiming
• affirming
• submitting
• announcing
• avowing
• professing
• espousing
• verifying
• validating
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denying
• refusing
• disavowing
• disowning
• refuting
• disclaiming
• rejecting
• criticizing
• contradicting
• disproving
• questioning
• renouncing
• disallowing
• negating
• washing one's hands of
• rebutting
• confuting
• retracting
• challenging
• gainsaying
• abdicating
• recanting
• disputing
• abjuring
• negativing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recognizing
• acknowledging
• claiming
• owning
• adopting
• accepting
• embracing
• granting
• admitting
• declaring
• asserting
• maintaining
• avowing
• affirming
• conceding
• submitting
• announcing
• espousing
• confirming
• confessing
• professing
• verifying
• validating
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• ignoring
• denying
• dismissing
• avoiding
• spurning
• passing
• withdrawing
• vetoing
• disputing
• disapproving
• reprobating
• forbidding
• nixing
• turning down
• deselecting
• passing up
• negativing
• throwing over
• balking (at)
• prohibiting
• throwing out
• disdaining
• overruling
• renouncing
• proscribing
• disavowing
• scorning
• rebuffing
• retracting
• disclaiming
• scouting
• turning one's back on
• revoking
• refuting
• abjuring
• disowning
• forswearing
• contradicting
• recanting
• recalling
• sticking
• controverting
• blowing off
• forbearing
• disproving
• shooting down
• bypassing
• rebutting
• negating
• gainsaying
• abstaining (from)
• refraining (from)
• reneging
• taking back
• disallowing
• backtracking
• detouring
• unsaying
• disagreeing (with)
• backing down
• backing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• approving
• agreeing (to)
• receiving
• adopting
• embracing
• swallowing
• tolerating
• taking
• agreeing
• condoning
• countenancing
• welcoming
• assenting
• consenting
• acceding
• selecting
• supporting
• choosing
• acquiescing
• espousing
• handpicking

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renouncing
• withdrawing
• retracting
• denying
• repealing
• contradicting
• abandoning
• refuting
• relinquishing
• abjuring
• recanting
• reneging
• forswearing
• taking back
• disavowing
• abnegating
• disowning
• disclaiming
• forsaking
• recalling
• spurning
• unsaying
• negating
• controverting
• disproving
• revoking
• rebutting
• disputing
• surrendering
• disagreeing (with)
• negativing
• gainsaying
• backtracking
• disallowing
• giving up
• backing down
• backing off
• bolting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stating
• declaring
• maintaining
• asserting
• claiming
• acknowledging
• affirming
• admitting
• adhering (to)
• proclaiming
• supporting
• contending
• defending
• endorsing
• professing
• confirming
• upholding
• accepting
• adopting
• backing
• avowing
• embracing
• vowing
• vouching
• espousing

Example Sentences

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