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repudiation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of repudiation

1 a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement

  • voters seemed satisfied by the candidateʼs public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth
Synonyms of repudiation

contradiction, denegation, denial, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, rejection
Words Related to repudiation

disproof, rebuttal, refutation

negative
Near Antonyms of repudiation

concession, confession

affirmation, assertion, declaration

attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation
Antonyms of repudiation

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

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

  • New Yearʼs resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym
Synonyms of repudiation

abnegation, renouncement, renunciation, self-denial
Words Related to repudiation

denial, refusal

relinquishment, resignation, surrender

self-abnegation, self-renunciation
Near Antonyms of repudiation

acceptance

adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal
Antonyms of repudiation

indulgence, self-indulgence

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