Definition for Disavow:

• refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; " Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

Synonyms for Disavow:

• n.

  •
  • neglect,
  • shirk.

• v.

  •annul (verb)
  • dissolve,
  • invalidate,
  • dismiss,
  • refute,
  • veto,
  • destroy,
  • undo,
  • neutralize,
  • nullify,
  • extinguish,
  • disclaim,
  • revoke,
  • abolish,
  • obliterate,
  • eradicate,
  • Disaffirm,
  • divorce,
  • cancel,
  • efface,
  • eliminate,
  • negate,
  • delete,
  • reject,
  • annul.
  •confute (verb)
  • confute,
  • rejoin,
  • disprove,
  • rebut,
  • repeal,
  • dispute,
  • abrogate,
  • challenge,
  • conflict,
  • contradict.
  •deny (verb)
  • denounce.
  •negate (verb)
  • check,
  • counterbalance,
  • invert,
  • overturn,
  • Counterwork,
  • reverse.
  •renounce (verb)
  • betray,
  • abdicate,
  • backslide,
  • defect,
  • abnegate,
  • cross,
  • desert,
  • abandon.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Disacknowledge.
  •deny
  • forsake,
  • spurn.
  •Other relevant words:
  • disdain,
  • flout,
  • fail,
  • break,
  • scorn,
  • despise,
  • give up,
  • crawfish out,
  • quit,
  • controvert,
  • belie,
  • not admit,
  • counter,
  • back out,
  • contest,
  • negative,
  • discard,
  • shun,
  • turn one's back on,
  • snub,
  • rescind,
  • quarrel,
  • back,
  • contemn,
  • rebuff,
  • renege,
  • disregard,
  • abjure,
  • take,
  • disconfirm,
  • refuse,
  • not accept,
  • back down,
  • forbid,
  • contravene,
  • recall,
  • relinquish,
  • oppose,
  • void,
  • ignore,
  • impugn,
  • swallow,
  • take back,
  • pooh-pooh,
  • refuse to acknowledge,
  • weasel out of,
  • gainsay,
  • denial,
  • Sublate,
  • climb down,
  • backwater,
  • renig,
  • resign,
  • decline,
  • eat humble pie,
  • eat crow,
  • drop out.

Antonyms for Disavow:

• v.

  • communication
    avow.
  • reject
    agree, acknowledge, vouch for, permit, approve, admit, allow, vow, sanction, go along, accept.
  • Other antonyms:
    adopt, validate, uphold, assert, espouse, vindicate, profess, verify, recognize, corroborate, defend, hold, submit, grant, aver, substantiate, own, declare, claim, avouch, concede, advocate, affirm, proclaim, embrace, retain, cherish, maintain, confess, announce, confirm, authenticate.

Homophones for Disavow:

• duck soup, decaf, death cap, detoxify, disk shape, dysaphia, decisive, death cup, DCCP, doze off, Deja Vu, deck up, dice cup, Dixie Cup, dash off, doughboy, disobey, dish up, dig up, dissuasive, deceive.

Hypernym for Disavow:

• v.

  • communication
    deny.

Hyponym for Disavow:

• v.

  • communication
    deny.