Synonyms of repudiation

repudiation

noun

ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən 

1

as in denial

a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement

voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denial
• rejection
• disavowal
• contradiction
• negation
• disallowance
• refutation
• disclaimer
• denegation
• disconfirmation
• rebuttal
• disproof
• negative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirmation
• acknowledgment
• admission
• confession
• declaration
• concession
• affirmation
• assertion
• avowal
• testimony
• documentation
• validation
• testament
• corroboration
• attestation
• substantiation

2

as in refusal

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired

New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refusal
• denial
• renunciation
• renouncement
• abnegation
• surrender
• resignation
• relinquishment
• self-denial
• self-abnegation
• self-renunciation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acceptance
• indulgence
• adoption
• embrace
• self-indulgence
• espousal
• embracement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repudiation

In a stunning and swift repudiation of the federal government’s agenda on the economy and trade over the past 22 months, Tuesday’s midterm voters co-signed a Democratic stampede into the halls of Congress in January. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

But business groups quickly cited the election outcome as a repudiation of the president’s mass deportation campaign. — David Nakamura, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2026

That’s two big repudiations of the nationalist right in 24 hours. — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 26 Oct. 2026

It was seen as a rebuke, not a Presidency-ending repudiation. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026