disavowed

verb

past tense of disavow
1
as in denied
to declare not to be true disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial

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2
as in refused
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission

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Recent Examples of disavowed Rogers argued Sunday in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash that El-Sayed never disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood. — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker’s controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker's controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Many politicians disavowed or walked back their anti-police stances from the aftermath of Floyd’s death. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 President Florentino Perez never publicly disavowed Mourinho’s divisive actions — and his ghost never really left the Bernabeu. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 But Dark Willow has disavowed her previous self, except for one aspect. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 Davis has since disavowed some of his comments, but a judge ruled them admissible in court. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Hong has also disavowed parts of the national DSA platform, such as abolishing prisons and law enforcement. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavowed
  1. denied
  2. refused
  3. refuted
  4. rejected
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  • Opposition activists have accused Venezuela's government of blocking Machado's return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Opposition activists have accused Venezuela’s government of blocking Machado’s return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of denied
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  • Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat and has made unsubstantiated accusations of election fraud.
    — MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Western institutions in recent years refused to invest in gas infrastructure, arguing countries would be locked into fossil fuel dependence.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of refused
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  • Ramaswamy has also refuted allegations his fortune came from misleading investors.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But Wright, the center’s attorney, refuted this, telling The Times that two investigations were done by independent third parties.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of refuted
Verb
  • The Offer At My Front Door During my time on the council, a developer appealed to us after the planning board rejected his plan for condos overlooking the largest lake in town.
    — Jim Carlough, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The bill is due before lawmakers on Tuesday, after the finance committee rejected it.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejected

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