repudiating
Casting off entirely
Repudiating is the present participle of repudiate, a verb meaning to reject, refuse to accept, or deny the validity of something.
You might repudiate a claim made against you, repudiate a debt you believe you don't owe, or repudiate a doctrine you once believed in.
The word carries more force than simply disagreeing—it implies a decisive, often public rejection.
The senator spent the interview repudiating accusations of corruption.
She ended up repudiating everything the organization stood for.
Formally abandoning a claim
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- abandoningLeaving permanently behind
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
- cedingFormally surrendering territory or rights
waiving · forgoing · abdicating · resigning · yielding · sacrificing · forsaking · eschewing
Formally rejecting association
- disclaimingDenying connection or responsibility
- disavowingRefusing to claim
- abjuringFormally renouncing a belief
- forswearingFormally rejecting or abandoning
recanting · retracting · abnegating · withdrawing · revoking · distancing · dissociating · backtracking
Disproving a claim
- contradictingAsserting the opposite
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
- debunkingProving claims false
- disprovingShowing to be false
challenging · disputing · countering · rebutting · negating · discrediting · contesting · gainsaying
Refusing to accept
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- rebuffingCurtly refusing or dismissing
- dismissingRemoving from position
- decliningDecreasing in strength
refusing · denying · snubbing · shunning · vetoing · nixing · repelling · excluding
Making something null
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- annullingNullifying legally
- rescindingFormally canceling or withdrawing
- abrogatingFormally repealing something
canceling · revoking · quashing · nullifying · overturning · countermanding · abolishing · undoing
Declared void from start
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- getObtain or become
renouncing
Formally abandoning a claim
- relinquishingVoluntarily giving up possession
- abandoningLeaving permanently behind
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
ceding · waiving · forgoing · abdicating · resigning · yielding · sacrificing · forsaking · eschewing · discarding
disowning
Formally rejecting association
- disclaimingDenying connection or responsibility
- disavowingRefusing to claim
- abjuringFormally renouncing a belief
forswearing · recanting · retracting · abnegating · withdrawing · revoking · distancing · dissociating · backtracking · abandoning
refuting
Disproving a claim
- contradictingAsserting the opposite
- denyingRefusing to acknowledge
- debunkingProving claims false
disproving · challenging · disputing · countering · rebutting · negating · discrediting · contesting · gainsaying · questioning
rejecting
Refusing to accept
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- rebuffingCurtly refusing or dismissing
- dismissingRemoving from position
declining · refusing · denying · snubbing · shunning · vetoing · nixing · repelling · excluding · disallowing
invalidating
Making something null
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- annullingNullifying legally
- rescindingFormally canceling or withdrawing
abrogating · canceling · revoking · quashing · nullifying · overturning · countermanding · abolishing · undoing · vacating
annulment
Declared void from start
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
repudiatingaffirming
Declaring something true
acknowledging · confirming · endorsing · validating · ratifying
repudiatinghonoring
Recognizing with respect
fulfilling · upholding · keeping · making good on · discharging