1
as in denying
to declare not to be true
disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial
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2
as in refusing
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission
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Recent Examples of disavowing
This is all linked to amnesty and disavowing violence if Hamas people want to stay there.
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans have no problem strongly disavowing the sentiment and calling for the members of the group to resign their positions.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Oct. 2025
The network's president, Rebecca Kutler, subsequently released a statement disavowing Dowd's view.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Since his primary victory, Mamdani has sought to broaden his political tent a bit by disavowing some of his past rhetoric that became fodder for his political opponents during the primary.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Mariam Khan, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans have no problem strongly disavowing the sentiment and calling for the members of the group to resign their positions.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Oct. 2025
The network's president, Rebecca Kutler, subsequently released a statement disavowing Dowd's view.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Since his primary victory, Mamdani has sought to broaden his political tent a bit by disavowing some of his past rhetoric that became fodder for his political opponents during the primary.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavowing
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These two teams have circled each other since the Rams won the NFC West last winter based off a tiebreaker, denying Seattle the opportunity to play for a postseason spot before their Week 18 matchup.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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While federal law makes Ross immune from being directly sued for assault or wrongful death in Good’s shooting, he could be named as a defendant – and end up in front of a jury – in a suit accusing him of denying Good’s civil rights.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Trump has criticized Powell repeatedly during his first year back in the White House ‒ threatening to try to fire him from the board of the independent agency ‒ for refusing to lower interest rates.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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The president and first lady — who met in college and shared two children, Mary and Russell — were uneasy about the light switches, refusing to touch them and leaving the task up to White House staff.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The plethora of fourth-quarter collapses offers refuting evidence.—
Sam McDowell
January 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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Being true to those principles matters more than refuting a talking point from any pundit or any bulletin-board material spouted by any rival.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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After two votes rejecting a contract in December, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is bringing back a controversial custodial company to restore cleaning services to Northwest schools.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, a magistrate judge who reviewed the evidence last week approved charges against only three individuals, rejecting the evidence against Lemon and the others as insufficient.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Disavowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavowing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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