disclaiming
Rejecting any responsibility
Disclaiming is denying responsibility, ownership, or connection to something.
A politician might be disclaiming any knowledge of the scandal.
Legal disclaiming formally renounces a claim or right: disclaiming an inheritance to avoid tax complications.
The word often implies defensive distancing—putting distance between yourself and something problematic.
Formally renouncing a belief
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- waivingVoluntarily abandoning entitlement
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
ceding · yielding · repudiating · eschewing · abnegating · withdrawing · foregoing · sacrificing
Disproving a claim
- contradictingAsserting the opposite
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
- disputingArguing over validity
- rebuttingDisproving another's argument
challenging · contesting · disavowing · gainsaying · disaffirming · countering · opposing · rejecting
Avoiding obligatory tasks
- deflectingTurning from original path
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
eluding · scapegoating · buck-passing · distancing · disassociating · hedging · backpedaling · weaseling
Formal surrender of rights
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- warrantyFormal repair promise
- exemptionRelease from requirement
limitation · exclusion · non-liability · release · covenant · caveat · qualification · proviso
abjuring
Formally renouncing a belief
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- waivingVoluntarily abandoning entitlement
surrendering · ceding · yielding · repudiating · eschewing · abnegating · withdrawing · foregoing · sacrificing · abandoning
refuting
Disproving a claim
- contradictingAsserting the opposite
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
- disputingArguing over validity
rebutting · challenging · contesting · disavowing · gainsaying · disaffirming · countering · opposing · rejecting · invalidating
shirking
Avoiding obligatory tasks
- deflectingTurning from original path
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
dodging · eluding · scapegoating · buck-passing · distancing · disassociating · hedging · backpedaling · weaseling · extricating
waiver
Formal surrender of rights
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- warrantyFormal repair promise
exemption · limitation · exclusion · non-liability · release · covenant · caveat · qualification · proviso · stipulation
disclaimingclaiming
Declaring to be true
accepting · acknowledging · assuming · embracing · owning
disclaimingaffirming
Declaring something true
asserting · avowing · declaring · proclaiming · maintaining
disclaimingacknowledging
Accepting as true
admitting · recognizing · conceding · confessing · granting
exclamation, acclaimed, disclaim, claimant, unclaimed, proclamation, exclaimed, reclamation, disclaimer