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 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

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But anyone who, in september, did not believe this D Corp was highly vulnerable, was in very deep denial.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Roy, who has been part of negotiations since 2014, said he’s never seen denials like that before.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of denial

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When a property manager rejected a recommended rent, the adviser reviewed the rejection and the justification.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
If judgment is causing premature rejection of an employee’s approach, the manager can ask what evidence actually supports that judgment.

— Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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