DISAVOWAL Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

disavowal

noun

Definition of disavowal

as in denial

a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement the mayor's disavowal of the rumor that a terrorist threat had been received put our minds at rest

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Recent Examples of disavowal The statement was characterized in the press alternately as a denouncement, a repudiation and a disavowal. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 These two phases of work are joined by Serra’s implicit disavowal of abstraction as a form of imagemaking in favor of an object’s aggressive purchase on the real. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Some took that disavowal not as deference but jujitsu, or a form of political psy-ops directed at the governor’s longtime frenemy. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Van der Stap's 2023 convictions of data theft and extortion had already received widespread publicity, as did his subsequent public disavowal of cybercrime. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Pelicot is troubled by her children’s immediate disavowal of their father, of their entire childhood. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026 But with Rourke’s strong disavowal, Hines also wanted to assure fans that there was nothing shady about the GoFundMe. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026 The 2025 version manages just eight mentions, including a sharp disavowal. — Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025

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The defense will raise the continuance denial in its post-trial motions, according to Herrera.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Democrats have long denied involvement in the non-incumbent Sullivan's candidacy, and both the Peltola campaign and the DSCC reiterated those denials after the Times story published.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of denial

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Even with the federal effort on hold, state governments have pressed ahead with new rules that are already pushing ballot rejection rates higher.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
For next year’s admissions, institutions would have to publish more detailed selection criteria and explain rejections when applicants request reasons.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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