Synonyms of disavowal

disavowal

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disavowal

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

Mamdani initially tried to stay on-message, offering a quick disavowal of an unsavory association or controversial past statement and pivoting back his agenda. — Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025