DISOWNED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

disowned

verb

past tense of disown

as in denied

to declare not to be true he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair

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as in refused

to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son

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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

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The Attorney General’s Office could not be reached for comment on why the grant was denied.

— Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026
If that application is denied, deportation could be a death sentence.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of denied

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Sheriff’s officials said the gunshot victim did not cooperate with investigators and refused to provide information about the incident.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Federal authorities first agreed to a joint investigation, but Justice Department officials later refused to cooperate with state police, deeming any review of the fatal shooting unnecessary.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of refused

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The decision follows a separate antitrust ruling last year, when a judge rejected calls to force Google to divest Chrome.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Newcastle made an offer to Marseille for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in early August, though the 31-year-old rejected the move.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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