Synonyms of disowned

disowned

verb

past tense of disown

1

as in denied

to declare not to be true

he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denied
• rejected
• refuted
• contradicted
• disavowed
• disallowed
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• negated
• disaffirmed
• gainsaid
• disconfirmed
• traversed
• challenged
• negatived
• disproved
• rebutted
• disputed
• disagreed (with)
• confuted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in refused

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

the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denied
• refused
• disavowed
• refuted
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• rejected
• criticized
• contradicted
• disallowed
• washed one's hands of
• questioned
• challenged
• renounced
• disproved
• rebutted
• gainsaid
• retracted
• negated
• confuted
• abdicated
• recanted
• disputed
• abjured
• negatived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disowned

Offensive chants have not always been drowned out or disowned in the UK, Europe and beyond. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026

That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh. — David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Glen Powell plays a charming guy disowned by his wealthy family when he was born. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026

When Mary won’t give up the baby, she’s disowned by patriarch Whitelaw (Ed Harris) and exiled to New Jersey from her family’s palatial Long Island estate. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026

Becket is broke, disowned and circling a family fortune that never wanted him. — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026

They may be cut off from financial resources, disowned, or stripped of personal property and communal safety nets. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

At the end of her remarks Monday, McCarthy told the court that Mykkanen’s family has disowned Garner. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026

Both have been associated with Epstein, but both have since disowned those friendships. — CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025