Synonyms of washed one's hands of

washed one's hands of

phrase

past tense of wash one's hands of

as in denied

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility

After things got out of control, he tried to simply wash his hands of the whole debacle.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denied
• refused
• refuted
• disowned
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• repudiated
• rejected
• criticized
• contradicted
• negated
• rebutted
• disallowed
• questioned
• challenged
• disproved
• retracted
• gainsaid
• disputed
• renounced
• abdicated
• confuted
• recanted
• negatived
• abjured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• owned
• recognized
• adopted
• claimed
• acknowledged
• accepted
• granted
• submitted
• maintained
• embraced
• admitted
• affirmed
• asserted
• announced
• conceded
• confessed
• declared
• confirmed
• avowed
• espoused
• averred
• verified
• validated
• corroborated
• professed
• authenticated
• substantiated