repudiated
Cast off publicly
Repudiated is the past tense of repudiate, meaning to reject, refuse to accept, or disown.
A government repudiates a treaty by declaring it no longer binding.
A person repudiates accusations by firmly denying them.
He repudiated the debt, claiming the signature was forged.
The word carries formal weight—stronger than simply denying or disagreeing.
Formally denied association
- disclaimedFormally denied responsibility
- contradictedOpposed a statement
- refutedProved an argument false
- renouncedFormally rejected or abandoned
abjured · negated · retracted · recanted · rebutted · gainsaid · disputed · contested
disavowed
Formally denied association
- disclaimedFormally denied responsibility
- contradictedOpposed a statement
- refutedProved an argument false
renounced · abjured · negated · retracted · recanted · rebutted · gainsaid · disputed · contested · controverted
spurned
Rejected with contempt
renounced · castoff · shunned · discarded · forsaken · eschewed · disinherited · rebuffed · jilted · cast aside
invalidated
Made no longer binding
rescinded · canceled · abrogated · abolished · overturned · reversed · vacated · negated · dissolved · quashed
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, off-limits
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
- turned downdeclined, refused, rejected, nixed, vetoed
- nullifiedvoided, annulled, invalidated, nullified, rescinded
repudiatedacknowledged
Accepted as true
confirmed · conceded · admitted · validated · recognized
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