repudiated

verb

past tense of repudiate
1
as in denied
to declare not to be true vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé

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2
as in refused
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again

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3
as in rejected
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract

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4
as in renounced
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract

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Recent Examples of repudiated Over the years, questions about the evidence against Smith emerged as a witness recanted, Lowden repudiated his earlier statement implicating Smith, and another man claimed responsibility for Hart's killing. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Those local leaders who came in as Democrats five, six, seven years ago wanted to make shoplifting okay, kept the schools closed too long, they got repudiated by voters. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 In 2018, the court unequivocally repudiated its wartime decision that denigrated Japanese Americans. — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026 Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them. — Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 And major medical groups have repudiated conversion therapy as ineffective and harmful. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 The post was quickly repudiated. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026 The profound significance of the recent protests lies in their creation of a vast public space where tens of thousands repudiated the lie in unison. — Azadeh Moaveni, Time, 3 Feb. 2026 Whatever the specifics were, this looks like voters repudiated the new voting processes that made the odds lower for any one candidate to advance. — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiated
  1. denied
  2. refused
  3. rejected
  4. renounced
  5. refuted
  6. declined
  7. retracted
  8. ignored
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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
Definition of rejected
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  • Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Their virality comes at a time when the very generation that inspired them has largely renounced the label.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of renounced
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  • The State Department has refuted the allegations against Chen.
    — Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The State Department has refuted arguments that funding cuts contributed to a slower response to the virus.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuted
Verb
  • Trump has declined so far to endorse a successor, opting to keep his cards close ahead of what’s likely to be a bitter race.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • When asked about the lack of any tributes or the evening’s plans to honor Nolan, the Ocean Springs School District declined to comment.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of declined
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  • That's because the sink and invisible dual-burner induction cooktop are concealed below a sliding top that works just like a bar or table when retracted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The study was found to be fraudulent; eventually, it was retracted entirely.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of retracted
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  • Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignored

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“Repudiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiated. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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